Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “eristico” come from?

eristico (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἐριστικός, from Ancient Greek -τῐκός — verbal adjective suffix; -ic.

eristico (Italian): eristic; specious, captious

Definitions

  1. eristic; specious, captious

Ancestry of “eristico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐριστικόςeager for strife
2Ancient Greek-τῐκόςverbal adjective suffix; -ic

Words derived from “eristico”

  • eristicamente
Every word from Ancient Greek -τῐκός →