Where does “コチニール” come from?

コチニール (Japanese) comes from Spanish cochinilla, from Latin coccinus, from Ancient Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

コチニール (Japanese): cochineal

Definitions

  1. cochineal

Ancestry of “コチニール”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcochinillapill bug; cochineal
2Latincoccinusscarlet, scarlet-dyed
3Ancient Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
4Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κόκκινος
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