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Where does “κεραμικός” come from?

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

κεραμικός (Ancient Greek): of clay; potter's

Definitions

  1. of clay; potter's

Ancestry of “κεραμικός”, 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 “κεραμικός”

  • ceramic
  • piezoceramic
  • preceramic
  • ceramicist
  • aceramic
  • bioceramic
  • nonceramic
  • nanoceramic
  • ceramically
  • electroceramic
  • ceramicware
  • vitroceramic
  • psychoceramic
  • photoceramic
  • керамика
  • керамический
  • céramique
  • céramiste
  • keramik
  • keramikverkstad
  • ceramika
  • keramika
  • керамика
  • keramikk
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