Where does “salinar” come from?
salinar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese salina, from Latin salina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
salinar (Portuguese): to crystallize (salt)
Definitions
- to crystallize (salt)
Ancestry of “salinar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | salina | salt pan; saltworks; feminine singular of salino |
| 2 | Latin | salina | salt pan, salt works |
| 3 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |