Where does “Marcelina” come from?
Marcelina (Spanish) comes from Latin Marcellina, from Latin Marcellinus, from Latin Marcellus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Marcelina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Marcellina | — |
| 2 | Latin | Marcellinus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Marcellus | A name of a plebeian Roman gens |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 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 |