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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

  1. vocative masculine singular of anatīnus

Ancestry of “anatine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinanatinusOf, or resembling a duck
2Latinanatisgenitive singular of anas; a duck
3Latinanasa duck; a disease of old women
4Proto-Italicanats—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
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