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Where does “squatina” come from?

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

squatina (Latin): The angel shark

Definitions

  1. The angel shark

Ancestry of “squatina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “squatina”

  • squatine
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