Where does “matîn” come from?

matîn (Norman) comes from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

matîn (Norman): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “matîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmatinmorning
2Latinmātūtīnusmorning
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 mātūtīnus →