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Where does “Chadic” come from?

Chadic (English) comes from English Chad, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis, from English Ichthyophthirius, from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς, from Ancient Greek ἀετός, from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetós — bird.

Chadic (English): Belonging or relating to the Chadic language...

Definitions

  1. Belonging or relating to the Chadic language...

Ancestry of “Chadic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChadA very handsome, usually tall, man whom women...
2EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
3EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
4EnglishIchthyophthirius—
5Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
6Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
7Proto-Hellenicayyetós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “Chadic”

  • Chadicist
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