Where does “femminil” come from?

femminil (Maltese) comes from Italian femminile, from Latin fēminīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

femminil (Maltese): feminine gender

Definitions

  1. feminine gender

Ancestry of “femminil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfemminilefemale; feminine; womanish, womanly
2Latinfēminīnusfeminine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin fēminīnus →