Where does “anaphrodisiaque” come from?
anaphrodisiaque (French) comes from French aphrodisiaque, from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
anaphrodisiaque (French): anaphrodisiac
Ancestry of “anaphrodisiaque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | aphrodisiaque | aphrodisiac |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀφροδισιακός | aphrodisiac |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |