Where does “ceramic” come from?
Ceramic comes from Ancient Greek κεραμικός, derived from Ancient Greek κέραμος, meaning potter's clay or pottery.
ceramic (English): Made of material produced by the high-temperature...
Definitions
- Made of material produced by the high-temperature...
Ancestry of “ceramic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | céramique | ceramic; ceramics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “ceramic”