Where does “Ethiopic” come from?
Ethiopic (English) comes from Latin aethiopicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ethiopic (English): Ethiopian
Definitions
- Ethiopian
Ancestry of “Ethiopic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aethiopicus | Ethiopian, of or pertaining to the Ethiopian people |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθιοπικός | Ethiopian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |