Where does “hircosity” come from?

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

hircosity (English): The quality of being hircose, or goatish

Definitions

  1. The quality of being hircose, or goatish

Ancestry of “hircosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhircoseOf, or pertaining to goats; hircine
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →