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Where does “Idioticon” come from?

Idioticon (German) comes from Late Latin idioticon, from Ancient Greek ἰδιωτικόν, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Idioticon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinidioticon—
2Ancient Greekἰδιωτικόν—
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Idioticon”

  • idioticon
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