Where does “vecín” come from?

vecín (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese vezino, from Vulgar Latin vecinus, from Latin vīcīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

vecín (Asturian): neighbour

Definitions

  1. neighbour

Ancestry of “vecín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leonesevezino—
2Vulgar Latinvecinus—
3Latinvīcīnusnear, neighboring
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 Proto-Italic -īnos →