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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—
2Latinvīcīnus—
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “voisin”

  • vicinage
  • voisinage
  • avoisiner
  • circonvoisin
  • voisin
  • visnage
  • veisin
  • vaîthinné
  • vaîsîn
  • vaîthîn
  • voysin
  • vwazen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →