Where does “iperproteico” come from?

iperproteico (Italian) comes from Italian proteico, from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

iperproteico (Italian): high-protein

Definitions

  1. high-protein

Ancestry of “iperproteico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianproteicoproteinic; protean
2Italian-ico-ic
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Italian -ico →