Where does “metagenomica” come from?
metagenomica (Italian) comes from Italian genomica, from Italian genomico, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
metagenomica (Italian): metagenomics
Ancestry of “metagenomica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | genomica | feminine singular of genomico |
| 2 | Italian | genomico | genomic |
| 3 | Spanish | -ico | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |