Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “hircyne” come from?

hircyne (Middle English) comes from Latin hircinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “hircyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhircinusof a goat
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “hircyne”

  • hircine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →