Where does “latinist” come from?
latinist (Romanian) comes from French latiniste, from French Latin, from Middle French latin, from Old French latin, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
latinist (Romanian): Latinist
Definitions
- Latinist
Ancestry of “latinist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | latiniste | A scholar of Latin language and literature; a Latinist |
| 2 | French | Latin | Latin; a person from a Romance country such as... |
| 3 | Middle French | latin | Latin language; Latin |
| 4 | Old French | latin | Latin language |
| 5 | Latin | Latīnus | Latin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or culture |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |