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Where does “pulvinatus” come from?

pulvinatus (Latin) comes from Latin pulvinus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

pulvinatus (Latin): cushion-shaped

Definitions

  1. cushion-shaped

Ancestry of “pulvinatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulvinuscushion, pillow, bolster; an elevated piece of...
2Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “pulvinatus”

  • pulvinate
  • subpulvinate
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