Where does “coccineous” come from?

coccineous (English) comes from Latin coccineus, from Latin coccinus, from Ancient Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

coccineous (English): Scarlet

Definitions

  1. Scarlet

Ancestry of “coccineous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincoccineusColoured or dyed scarlet
2Latincoccinusscarlet, scarlet-dyed
3Ancient Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
4Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κόκκινος