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Where does “καυστικός” come from?

καυστικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

καυστικός (Ancient Greek): burning

Definitions

  1. burning

Ancestry of “καυστικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “καυστικός”

  • caustic
  • caustically
  • causticity
  • noncaustic
  • catacaustic
  • galvanocaustic
  • causticize
  • causticization
  • causticness
  • caustical
  • diacaustic
  • caustification
  • postcaustic
  • causticus
  • causticamente
  • causticare
  • causticazione
  • caustico
  • causticità
  • caustique
  • diacaustique
  • causticité
  • catacaustique
  • caustiquement
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