Where does “anatine” come from?
anatine (Latin) comes from Latin anatinus, from Latin anatis, from Latin anas, from Proto-Italic anats, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.
anatine (Latin): vocative masculine singular of anatīnus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of anatīnus
Ancestry of “anatine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | anatinus | Of, or resembling a duck |
| 2 | Latin | anatis | genitive singular of anas; a duck |
| 3 | Latin | anas | a duck; a disease of old women |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | anats | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₂ts | duck |