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Where does “кошенил” come from?

кошенил (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French cochenille, from Middle French cochenille, from Spanish cochinilla, from Latin coccinus, from Ancient Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

кошенил (Serbo-Croatian): cochineal

Definitions

  1. cochineal

Ancestry of “кошенил”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcochenillecochineal
2Middle Frenchcochenille—
3Spanishcochinillapill bug; cochineal
4Latincoccinusscarlet, scarlet-dyed
5Ancient Greekκόκκινοςscarlet; blushing
6Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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