Where does “vischin” come from?

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

vischin (Romansch): neighbour; neighbouring

Definitions

  1. neighbour; neighbouring

Ancestry of “vischin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīcīnusnear, neighboring
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →