Where does “zentralasiatisch” come from?

zentralasiatisch (German) comes from German asiatisch, 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.

zentralasiatisch (German): Central Asian

Definitions

  1. Central Asian

Ancestry of “zentralasiatisch”, step by step

zentralasiatisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German asiatisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanasiatischAsian
2GermanAsiatean Asian
3LatinasiaticusAsiatic
4Ancient GreekἈσιατικόςof Asia Minor, Anatolian
5Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
6Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
7Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via German zentral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzentralcentral; centrally
2Latincentrāliscentral, in the middle
3Latincentrumcenter
4Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
5Proto-Hellenic*kéntron
6Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis