Where does “sillín” come from?

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

sillín (Spanish): saddle

Definitions

  1. saddle

Ancestry of “sillín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ínchico + -ito → chiquito + API → chiquitín
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 Proto-Italic -īnos →