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Where does “pullina” come from?

pullina (Latin) comes from Latin pullinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

pullina (Latin): nominative feminine singular of pullīnus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of pullīnus;...

Ancestry of “pullina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpullinusof or belong to young animals; the first teeth of...
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “pullina”

  • pollina
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