Where does “andinista” come from?
andinista (Spanish) comes from Spanish andino, from Spanish -iño, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
andinista (Spanish): an Andean mountaineer
Ancestry of “andinista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | andino | Andean |
| 2 | Spanish | -iño | A suffix to make diminutives of nouns and... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |