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
- White and black; said of a white animal of a...
Ancestry of “leucoethiopic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ethiopic | Ethiopian |
| 2 | Latin | aethiopicus | Ethiopian, of or pertaining to the Ethiopian people |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθιοπικός | Ethiopian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |