Where does “triticale” come from?
triticale (English) comes from Latin trīticum, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
triticale (English): A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that...
Definitions
- A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that...
Ancestry of “triticale”, step by step
triticale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin trīticum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trīticum | wheat, a kind of grain |
| 2 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Latin secale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | secale | rye, a kind of grain |