Where does “hircine” come from?

hircine (English) comes from Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

hircine (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats;...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats;...

Ancestry of “hircine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhircyne—
2Latinhircinusof a goat
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “hircine”

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