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
Definitions
- Diminutive of càn: doggy
Ancestry of “cagnìn”, step by step
cagnìn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ligurian in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | in | in; a, an |
| 2 | Ligurian | un | one; The number one; a, an |
| 3 | Latin | ūnus | one, single |
| 4 | Old Latin | oinos | one |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | oinos | cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Ligurian càn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | càn | dog, male dog |
| 2 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |