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Where does “anin” come from?

anin (Romanian) comes from Romanian arin, from Vulgar Latin alinus, from Latin alnus, from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.

anin (Romanian): alder; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. alder; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “anin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianarinalder
2Vulgar Latinalinus—
3LatinalnusAn alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...
4Proto-Italicalznos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis →