Where does “maialìn” come from?
maialìn (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian maiâle, from Italian maiale, from Latin māiālis, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
maialìn (Ligurian): Diminutive of maiâle: piglet
Definitions
- Diminutive of maiâle: piglet
Ancestry of “maialìn”, step by step
maialìn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ligurian maiâle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | maiâle | Synonym of pòrco |
| 2 | Italian | maiale | pig; pork; plural of maiala |
| 3 | Latin | māiālis | barrow, castrated pig |
| 4 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |