Where does “vicinage” come from?
vicinage (English) comes from Old French visnage, from Old French voisin, 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.
vicinage (English): A surrounding district; a neighbourhood; The...
Definitions
- A surrounding district; a neighbourhood; The...
Ancestry of “vicinage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | visnage | one's neighbors |
| 2 | Old French | voisin | neighbor |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | vecinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīcīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |