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Where does “tunecino” come from?

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

tunecino (Spanish): Tunisian; Of or from Tunis; Someone from Tunis

Definitions

  1. Tunisian; Of or from Tunis; Someone from Tunis

Ancestry of “tunecino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-iñoA suffix to make diminutives of nouns and...
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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