Where does “nucleic” come from?

nucleic (English) comes from French nucléique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

nucleic (English): Referring to the nucleus of something

Definitions

  1. Referring to the nucleus of something

Ancestry of “nucleic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnucléiquenucleic
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “nucleic

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos