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Where does “哥士的” come from?

哥士的 (Chinese) comes from English caustic, from Italian caustico, from Latin causticus, from Ancient Greek καυστικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

哥士的 (Chinese): caustic soda; sodium hydroxide

Definitions

  1. caustic soda; sodium hydroxide

Ancestry of “哥士的”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcausticCapable of burning, corroding or destroying...
2Italiancausticocaustic; scathing
3Latincausticusburning
4Ancient Greekκαυστικόςburning
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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