Where does “austroasiatic” come from?
austroasiatic (English) comes from German austroasiatisch, from German asiatisch, from German Asiate, from Latin asiaticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιατικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
austroasiatic (English): Of the Austroasiatic languages, a major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands
Definitions
- Of the Austroasiatic languages, a major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands
Ancestry of “austroasiatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | austroasiatisch | — |
| 2 | German | asiatisch | Asian |
| 3 | German | Asiate | an Asian |
| 4 | Latin | asiaticus | Asiatic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσιατικός | of Asia Minor, Anatolian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |