Where does “anodic” come from?

Anodic comes from English anode, derived from Ancient Greek ἀνα- and ἀνά, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

anodic (English): Relating to an anode

Definitions

  1. Relating to an anode

Ancestry of “anodic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanodiqueanodic
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “anodic”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from French -ique →