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Where does “lichenic” come from?

lichenic (English) comes from French lichénique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

lichenic (English): Relating to, or obtained from lichens

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or obtained from lichens

Ancestry of “lichenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlichéniquelichenic
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-ique—
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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