Where does “sadic” come from?
sadic (English) comes from French sadique, 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'.
sadic (English): Sadistic
Definitions
- Sadistic
Ancestry of “sadic”, step by step
sadic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sadique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sadique | sadistic; sadist |
| 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 Crimean Tatar sadık
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimean Tatar | sadık | — |
| 2 | Arabic | صَادِق | true, sincere; reliable; genuine |
| 3 | Arabic | صَدَقَ | to be sincere, to be right, to come true |
| 4 | Arabic | د | — |
| 5 | Arabic | اِسْتَخْدَمَ | to use, hire |