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Where does “ceramico” come from?

ceramico (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek κεραμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ceramico (Italian): ceramic

Definitions

  1. ceramic

Ancestry of “ceramico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεραμικόςof clay; potter's
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ceramico”

  • vetroceramica
  • fotoceramica
  • ceramica
  • preceramico
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