Where does “ortodontico” come from?
ortodontico (Italian) comes from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.
ortodontico (Italian): orthodontic
Ancestry of “ortodontico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | -ico | -ic |
| 2 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | — |