Where does “formico” come from?

formico (Italian) comes from French formique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

formico (Italian): formic

Definitions

  1. formic

Ancestry of “formico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchformiqueformic
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
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