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Where does “barbarico” come from?

barbarico (Italian) comes from Latin barbaricus, from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

barbarico (Italian): barbarian; barbaric

Definitions

  1. barbarian; barbaric

Ancestry of “barbarico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbarbaricusBerber
2Ancient Greekβαρβαρικόςbarbaric; non-Greek
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 “barbarico”

  • barbaricamente
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