Where does “peptic” come from?

Peptic derives from Latin pepticus, from Ancient Greek πέψις (meaning digestion) and the suffix -σῐς, traced through Proto-Hellenic péťťō to Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- (to cook or digest).

peptic (English): Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding...

Ancestry of “peptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpepticus—
2Ancient Greekπέψιςsoftening, ripening, or changing by means of...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “peptic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →