Where does “asphaltic” come from?
Asphaltic derives from English asphalt combined with the French suffix -ique, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, formed from the privative prefix ἀ- and roots meaning not to slip or fall.
asphaltic (English): Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or...
Definitions
- Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or...
Ancestry of “asphaltic”, step by step
asphaltic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English asphalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asphalt | A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or... |
| 2 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |