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Where does “leucoethiopic” come from?

leucoethiopic (English) comes from English Ethiopic, from Latin aethiopicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

leucoethiopic (English): White and black; said of a white animal of a...

Definitions

  1. White and black; said of a white animal of a...

Ancestry of “leucoethiopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEthiopicEthiopian
2Latinaethiopicus—
3Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπικός—
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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