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Where does “linguistica” come from?

linguistica (Italian) comes from Italian -istica, from Italian -istico, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

linguistica (Italian): linguistics; feminine singular of linguistico

Definitions

  1. linguistics; feminine singular of linguistico

Ancestry of “linguistica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-isticafeminine singular of -istico; -istics
2Italian-istico-istic, -istical
3Italian-ista-ist
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “linguistica”

  • metalinguistica
  • macrolinguistica
  • neurolinguistica
  • microlinguistica
  • geolinguistica
  • psicolinguistica
  • neolinguistica
  • interlinguistica
  • sociolinguistica
  • etnolinguistica
  • paralinguistica
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