Where does “prussic” come from?
Prussic comes from Latin prussicus, formed with the Latin suffix -icus, which derives from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
prussic (English): derived from Prussian blue; of, or derived from...
Definitions
- derived from Prussian blue; of, or derived from...
Ancestry of “prussic”, step by step
prussic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French prussique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prussique | prussic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via Latin prussicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prussicus | Prussian |