Where does “alpinista” come from?

alpinista (Spanish) comes from Spanish alpino, from Latin Alpīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

alpinista (Spanish): mountaineer

Definitions

  1. mountaineer

Ancestry of “alpinista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishalpinoAlpine; alpine
2LatinAlpīnusof or pertaining to the Alps
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “alpinista”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →
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