Where does “smaragdine” come from?

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

smaragdine (Latin): vocative masculine singular of smaragdīnus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of smaragdīnus

Ancestry of “smaragdine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsmaragdinusemerald
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →