Where does “Argentina” come from?

Argentina (Spanish) comes from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Argentina (Spanish): Argentina

Definitions

  1. Argentina

Ancestry of “Argentina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
2Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -inus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →
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