Where does “coccinus” come from?

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

coccinus (Latin): scarlet, scarlet-dyed

Definitions

  1. scarlet, scarlet-dyed

Ancestry of “coccinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
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

Words derived from “coccinus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κόκκινος