Where does “genuine” come from?

genuine (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk genuin, from Latin genuinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

genuine (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of genuin; plural of genuin

Definitions

  1. definite singular of genuin; plural of genuin

Ancestry of “genuine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgenuingenuine
2Latingenuinusinnate, native, natural; genuine, authentic
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 Proto-Italic -īnos →