Where does “kretensisk” come from?

kretensisk (Danish) comes from Danish Kreta, from German Kreta, from Latin Crēta, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

kretensisk (Danish): Cretan

Definitions

  1. Cretan

Ancestry of “kretensisk”, step by step

kretensisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Kreta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishKretaCrete
2GermanKreta
3LatinCrētachalk
4Latin-āceusaceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
5Latin-āxish, -y
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Danish ensisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishensisk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius