Where does “cueciun” come from?
cueciun (Ladin) comes from Latin coccinus, from Ancient Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
cueciun (Ladin): red
Ancestry of “cueciun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | coccinus | scarlet, scarlet-dyed |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόκκινος | scarlet; blushing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |