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...
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