Where does “céramique” come from?

céramique (French) comes from Ancient Greek κεραμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

céramique (French): ceramic; ceramics

Definitions

  1. ceramic; ceramics

Ancestry of “céramique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεραμικόςof clay; potter's
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “céramique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →