Where does “metallurgico” come from?

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

metallurgico (Italian): metallurgical; metal worker; metallurgist

Definitions

  1. metallurgical; metal worker; metallurgist

Ancestry of “metallurgico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ico-ic
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “metallurgico”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Italian -ico →