Where does “scandic” come from?
Scandic derives from English Scandia with the Latin suffix -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ós, a productive adjectival ending.
scandic (English): Of or relating to scandium
Definitions
- Of or relating to scandium
Ancestry of “scandic”, step by step
scandic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scandium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scandium | A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21,... |
| 2 | Latin | scandia | nominative plural of scandium; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Skáney | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | Scania |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |