Where does “antimonic” come from?
antimonic (English) comes from French antimonique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
antimonic (English): Of or containing antimony; Containing pentavalent...
Definitions
- Of or containing antimony; Containing pentavalent...
Ancestry of “antimonic”, step by step
antimonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French antimonique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antimonique | antimonic |
| 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' |