Where does “alcalinotérreo” come from?
alcalinotérreo (Spanish) comes from Spanish alcalino, from Spanish -iño, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
alcalinotérreo (Spanish): alkaline earth
Definitions
- alkaline earth
Ancestry of “alcalinotérreo”, step by step
alcalinotérreo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish alcalino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alcalino | alkaline |
| 2 | Spanish | -iño | A suffix to make diminutives of nouns and... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Portuguese térreo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | térreo | terrestrial; ground-level; ground floor |
| 2 | Latin | terreus | made of earth or soil; earthy |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |