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Where does “agnina” come from?

agnina (Latin) comes from Latin agninus, from Latin agnus, from Proto-Italic agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

agnina (Latin): The meat or flesh of a lamb , lamb

Definitions

  1. The meat or flesh of a lamb , lamb

Ancestry of “agnina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagninuslamb
2Latinagnusa lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice
3Proto-Italicagʷnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →