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Where does “asiatisch” come from?

asiatisch (German) comes from German Asiate, from Latin asiaticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιατικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

asiatisch (German): Asian

Definitions

  1. Asian

Ancestry of “asiatisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAsiatean Asian
2LatinasiaticusAsiatic
3Ancient GreekἈσιατικός—
4Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
5Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “asiatisch”

  • Austroasiatic
  • Austroasiaticist
  • austroasiatisch
  • südasiatisch
  • Austroasiatisch
  • südostasiatisch
  • vorderasiatisch
  • afroasiatisch
  • אַזיאַטיש
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