Where does “lanificus” come from?

lanificus (Latin) comes from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lanificus (Latin): working in wool (namely, spinning, weaving, etc.)

Definitions

  1. working in wool (namely, spinning, weaving, etc.)

Ancestry of “lanificus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlānawool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Latin lāna →