Where does “cardenalino” come from?

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

cardenalino (Spanish): from the province of Cardenal Caro, Chile

Definitions

  1. from the province of Cardenal Caro, Chile

Ancestry of “cardenalino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-iñoA suffix to make diminutives of nouns and...
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Spanish -iño →