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
- Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding...
Ancestry of “peptic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pepticus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέψις | softening, ripening, or changing by means of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “peptic”