Where does “bizantin” come from?
bizantin (French) comes from Latin byzantinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
bizantin (French): Byzantine
Definitions
- Byzantine
Ancestry of “bizantin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | byzantinus | Byzantine |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |