Where does “criniu” come from?

criniu (Romanian) comes from Romanian -iu, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

criniu (Romanian): lily-white

Definitions

  1. lily-white

Ancestry of “criniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-iuForms adjectives denoting characteristics or...
2Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Romanian -iu →