Where does “Albino” come from?

Albino (Portuguese) comes from Latin albinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Albino (Portuguese): albinistic, albino

Definitions

  1. albinistic, albino

Ancestry of “Albino”, step by step

Albino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin albinus

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

via Medieval Latin albinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalbinus—

Words derived from “Albino”

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