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Where does “Venicien” come from?

Venicien (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin Venetianus, from Latin Venetia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Venicien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinVenetianus—
2LatinVenetiaVenice
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Venicien”

  • vénitien
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →