Where does “vicinality” come from?
vicinality (English) comes from English vicinal, from Latin vicinalis, from Latin vīcīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
vicinality (English): adjacency; The presence of vicinal substituents...
Definitions
- adjacency; The presence of vicinal substituents...
Ancestry of “vicinality”, step by step
vicinality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vicinal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vicinal | Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring;... |
| 2 | Latin | vicinalis | neighboring, near |
| 3 | Latin | vīcīnus | near, neighboring |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |