Where does “-inho” come from?

-inho (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -ỹo, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-inho (Portuguese): replaces -o and -a to form diminutives

Definitions

  1. replaces -o and -a to form diminutives

Ancestry of “-inho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-ỹo—
2Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-inho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -inus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →