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Where does “Sinic” come from?

Sinic (English) comes from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Sinic (English): Chinese; influenced by Chinese culture

Definitions

  1. Chinese; influenced by Chinese culture

Ancestry of “Sinic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ić—
2Old Polish-ić—
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “Sinic”

  • Sinicism
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