Where does “helmintique” come from?

helmintique (French) comes from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

helmintique (French): helminthic

Definitions

  1. helminthic

Ancestry of “helmintique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
2Middle French-iqueic
3Old French-ique-ic
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “helmintique

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from French -ique
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