Where does “volcanic” come from?
Volcanic is an English adjective derived from French volcanique, which combines French volcan with the Latin suffix -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival ending.
volcanic (English): Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes;...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes;...
Ancestry of “volcanic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | volcanique | volcanic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | — |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | — |
Words derived from “volcanic”