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Where does “barbarinus” come from?

barbarinus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin barbaria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

barbarinus (Medieval Latin): Berber, pagan, Saracen, barbarian

Definitions

  1. Berber, pagan, Saracen, barbarian

Ancestry of “barbarinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarbariaforeign country; barbarity, barbarism; brutality
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “barbarinus”

  • barbarian
  • barbarianism
  • semibarbarian
  • barbarianess
  • barbarement
  • barbare
  • barbarian
  • barbar
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