Where does “Visigothic” come from?
Visigothic derives from English -ic, French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives that originally denoted belonging or relation.
Visigothic (English): of or pertaining to the Visigoths
Definitions
- of or pertaining to the Visigoths
Ancestry of “Visigothic”, step by step
Visigothic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Visigoth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Visigoth | Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one... |
| 2 | Latin | Visigothus | a Visigoth |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |