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Where does “læden” come from?

læden (Old English) comes from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

læden (Old English): the Latin language; a foreign language; Latin

Definitions

  1. the Latin language; a foreign language; Latin

Ancestry of “læden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLatīnus—
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →