Etymograph

English

succinous

Succinous comes from Latin sūcinum ‘amber’, from sūcus ‘juice’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sewg-1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*soukos1reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūcus2‘juice’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūcinum3as succinum‘amber’
  5. Englishtodaysuccinous3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin sucus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin sucinum
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English succinous

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sewg-Wiktionary, Latin sucusreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*soukosWiktionary, Latin sucusreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūcusWiktionary, Latin sucinum‘juice’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsūcinumWiktionary, English succinousas succinum‘amber’
  5. EnglishtodaysuccinousWiktionary, English succinous

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sewg-

sick, suck, suction, prosciutto, 5 more

through Latin sūcus ‘juice’

succulent, 2 more

Today it means

adj succinic

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “succinous”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin sucus, Latin sucinum. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sewg- / succinous

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