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Where does “Sinicism” come from?

Sinicism (English) comes from English Sinic, 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.

Sinicism (English): Chinese culture or custom; A Chinese word or...

Definitions

  1. Chinese culture or custom; A Chinese word or...

Ancestry of “Sinicism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSinicChinese; influenced by Chinese culture
2Polish-ić—
3Old Polish-ić—
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →