Where does “sodic” come from?
Sodic derives from English soda plus the French suffix -ique, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives.
sodic (English): Of, relating to, or containing sodium
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or containing sodium
Ancestry of “sodic”, step by step
sodic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French sodique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sodique | sodium or soda |
| 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 English soda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soda | Sodium bicarbonate; Sodium carbonate; Sodium in... |
| 2 | Japanese | 宗田 | — |
via Catalan sodi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sodi | sodium |