Where does “anthracinus” come from?

anthracinus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνθράκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

anthracinus (Latin): coal black

Definitions

  1. coal black

Ancestry of “anthracinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνθράκινοςmade of carbuncle
2Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →