Where does “noncaustic” come from?
noncaustic (English) comes from English caustic, from Italian caustico, from Latin causticus, from Ancient Greek καυστικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
noncaustic (English): Not caustic
Definitions
- Not caustic
Ancestry of “noncaustic”, step by step
noncaustic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caustic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caustic | Capable of burning, corroding or destroying... |
| 2 | Italian | caustico | caustic; scathing |
| 3 | Latin | causticus | burning |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καυστικός | burning |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |