Where does “lantanju” come from?

lantanju (Maltese) comes from Italian lantanio, from Italian -io, from New Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

lantanju (Maltese): lanthanum

Definitions

  1. lanthanum

Ancestry of “lantanju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlantaniolanthanum
2Italian-ioUsed with verb roots to derive nouns with...
3New Latin-iumbiological structure; Suffix used to form...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iusEvery word from Italian -io
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