Where does “latīnisks” come from?
latīnisks (Latvian) comes from Latvian latīnis, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
latīnisks (Latvian): Latin
Ancestry of “latīnisks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | latīnis | a Latin man; a male member of the people of... |
| 2 | Latin | Latīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |