Where does “vaîthinné” come from?
vaîthinné (Norman) comes from Norman vaîthîn, from Old French veisin, from Old French voisin, from Vulgar Latin vecinus, from Latin vīcīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
vaîthinné (Norman): neighborhood; vicinity
Ancestry of “vaîthinné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norman | vaîthîn | neighbouring |
| 2 | Old French | veisin | Alternative form of voisin; neighbor |
| 3 | Old French | voisin | neighbor |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | vecinus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vīcīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |