Where does “humic” come from?
Humic comes from English humus combined with the French suffix -ique, derived from Latin -icus, which traces back to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
humic (English): Of, or relating to humus
Ancestry of “humic”, step by step
humic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English humus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | humus | A large group of natural organic compounds, found... |
| 2 | Turkish | humus | humus; hummus |
| 3 | French | humus | humus |
| 4 | Latin | humus | ground, floor; earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | homos | — |
| 6 | Polish | homoseksualny | homosexual |
via French humique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | humique | humic |
| 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' |
Words derived from “humic”