Where does “felino” come from?

felino (Portuguese) comes from Latin fēlīnus, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

felino (Portuguese): feline

Definitions

  1. feline

Ancestry of “felino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēlīnusfeline; of or pertaining to a cat
2Latinfēlēscat
3Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
4Proto-Uralicpidetall
5Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
6Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
7Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →