Where does “pescetìn” come from?
pescetìn (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.
pescetìn (Ligurian): fishy, small fish
Definitions
- fishy, small fish
Ancestry of “pescetìn”, step by step
pescetìn 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 pescétto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | pescétto | small fish |
| 2 | Ligurian | -étto | Used to form diminutives of nouns |
| 3 | Latin | -ittum | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |