Where does “vicinity” come from?
Vicinity comes from English vicine, derived from Latin vicinitas, formed from Latin vicinus with the suffix -inus and -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots -it- and -no-.
vicinity (English): proximity; the state of being near;...
Definitions
- proximity; the state of being near;...
Ancestry of “vicinity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vicine | An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch... |
| 2 | Latin | vīcīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “vicinity”