Where does “Vedic” come from?
Vedic comes from English Veda plus the French suffix -ique, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
Vedic (English): Of or pertaining to the Vedas; Of or relating to...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Vedas; Of or relating to...
Ancestry of “Vedic”, step by step
Vedic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French védique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | védique | Vedic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English Veda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Veda | Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |