Where does “alvina” come from?

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

alvina (Portuguese): feminine singular of alvino

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of alvino

Ancestry of “alvina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealvinoalvine
2Latinalbinus—
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 →