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Where does “metallurgico” come from?

metallurgico (Italian) comes from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

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*-ikos—

Words derived from “metallurgico”

  • elettrometallurgico
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →