Where does “lupìn” come from?

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

lupìn (Ligurian): white lupin; lupin bean

Definitions

  1. white lupin; lupin bean

Ancestry of “lupìn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlupīnusOf or pertaining to a wolf
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →