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
- Belonging or relating to the Chadic language...
Ancestry of “Chadic”, step by step
Chadic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chad | A very handsome, usually tall, man whom women... |
| 2 | English | ICH | Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism... |
| 3 | English | ichthyophthiriasis | A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused... |
| 4 | English | Ichthyophthirius | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰχθύς | fish |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀετός | eagle; the constellation Aquila; omen |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ayyetós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewyetós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |