Where does “ratinheiro” come from?

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

ratinheiro (Portuguese): relating to rats

Definitions

  1. relating to rats

Ancestry of “ratinheiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseratinhoDiminutive of rato
2Portuguese-inhoreplaces -o and -a to form diminutives
3Old Portuguese-ỹo—
4Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -inus →Every word from Portuguese -inho →