Where does “cagnìn” come from?
cagnìn (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian in, from Ligurian un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
cagnìn (Ligurian): Diminutive of càn: doggy
Ancestry of “cagnìn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ligurian | in | in; a, an |
| 2 | Ligurian | un | one; The number one; a, an |
| 3 | Latin | ūnus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number
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| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |