Where does “ortorrómbico” come from?
ortorrómbico (Galician) comes from Galician rómbico, from Galician -ico, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ortorrómbico (Galician): orthorhombic
Ancestry of “ortorrómbico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | rómbico | orthorhombic |
| 2 | Galician | -ico | -ic; added to nouns to form adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |