Where does “viperin” come from?

viperin (Romanian) comes from French vipérin, from Latin viperinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

viperin (Romanian): viperine

Definitions

  1. viperine

Ancestry of “viperin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvipérinviperine, viperous
2Latinviperinusviperine; Of or relating to a viper/vipers
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 →