Etymology Explorer › Translingual

Where does “Papionini” come from?

Papionini (Translingual) comes from Translingual -ini, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Papionini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-iniUsed to indicate tribes of animals
2Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Papionini”

  • papionine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →