Where does “Caucasian” come from?
Caucasian derives from English Caucasus combined with the Latin adjectival suffix -ianus, itself from Latin -ius, -um, and -us, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European -yós and -ós via Proto-Italic -os.
Caucasian (English): Of, or relating to the Caucasus region or its...
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- Of, or relating to the Caucasus region or its...
Ancestry of “Caucasian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Caucasus | A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus |
| 2 | Latin | Caucasus | Caucasus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Καύκασος | Caucasus |
| 4 | Proto-Scythian | xrohukäsi | ice-shining, white with snow |