Where does “madrinazgo” come from?

madrinazgo (Spanish) comes from Spanish madrina, from Latin matrina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

madrinazgo (Spanish): sponsorship

Definitions

  1. sponsorship

Ancestry of “madrinazgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmadrinagodmother
2Latinmatrinagodmother
3Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →
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