Where does “vizinhança” come from?

vizinhança (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vizinho, from Latin vīcīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

vizinhança (Portuguese): neighborhood close proximity, particularly in reference to home

Definitions

  1. neighborhood close proximity, particularly in reference to home

Ancestry of “vizinhança”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevizinhoneighbouring; adjacent; neighbouring; adjacent;...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →
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