Where does “ferriprussic” come from?
ferriprussic (English) comes from English prussic, from French prussique, 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'.
ferriprussic (English): ferricyanic
Definitions
- ferricyanic
Ancestry of “ferriprussic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prussic | derived from Prussian blue; of, or derived from... |
| 2 | French | prussique | prussic |
| 3 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 4 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 5 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |