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Where does “alkaleca” come from?

alkaleca (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -eca, from Esperanto -eco, from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

alkaleca (Esperanto): alkaline

Definitions

  1. alkaline

Ancestry of “alkaleca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-ecadenotes likeness
2Esperanto-ecodenotes qualities
3Italian-ezzaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;...
4Latin-itia-ness, -ity
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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