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Where does “latina” come from?

latina (Spanish) comes from Latin latina, from Latin Latium — {{w|Latium}}; the region around Rome.

latina (Spanish): feminine singular of latino; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of latino; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “latina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlatinanominative feminine singular of latīnus;...
2LatinLatium{{w|Latium}}; the region around Rome

Words derived from “latina”

  • Latina
  • multilatina
  • latina
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