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Where does “lupin” come from?

lupin (Old French) comes from Latin lupīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “lupin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lupin”

  • lupin
  • lupinine
  • 魯冰花
  • lupiini
  • keltalupiini
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