Where does “vicinal” come from?

vicinal (French) comes 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.

vicinal (French): vicinal

Definitions

  1. vicinal

Ancestry of “vicinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvicinalisneighboring, near
2Latinvīcīnusnear, neighboring
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “vicinal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →