Where does “alcalino-pământos” come from?
alcalino-pământos (Romanian) comes from French alcalin, from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
alcalino-pământos (Romanian): alkaline earth
Definitions
- alkaline earth
Ancestry of “alcalino-pământos”, step by step
alcalino-pământos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French alcalin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | alcalin | alkaline |
| 2 | French | -in | adjectival suffix; nominal suffix |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Romanian pământos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pământos | earth-like |
| 2 | Romanian | pământ | earth, ground |
| 3 | Latin | pavīmentum | a floor composed of small stones beaten down |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |