Where does “voisin” come from?

voisin (Old French) comes 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.

voisin (Old French): neighbor

Definitions

  1. neighbor

Ancestry of “voisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvecinus—
2Latinvīcīnusnear, neighboring
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “voisin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →