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Where does “veisin” come from?

veisin (Old French) comes from Old French voisin, from Vulgar Latin vecinus, from Latin vīcīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

veisin (Old French): Alternative form of voisin; neighbor

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of voisin; neighbor

Ancestry of “veisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvoisinneighbor
2Vulgar Latinvecinus—
3Latinvīcīnus—
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “veisin”

  • voisinage
  • avoisiner
  • circonvoisin
  • voisin
  • vaîthinné
  • vaîsîn
  • vaîthîn
  • vwazen
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