Where does “vaċċin” come from?

vaċċin (Maltese) comes from Italian vaccino, from Latin vaccīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

vaċċin (Maltese): vaccine

Definitions

  1. vaccine

Ancestry of “vaċċin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvaccinocow; bovine; vaccine
2Latinvaccīnusof or derived from a cow; cow
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin vaccīnus →