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Where does “smaragdinus” come from?

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

smaragdinus (Latin): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “smaragdinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-īnus—
2Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “smaragdinus”

  • smaragdine
  • smaragdine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →