Where does “ostico” come from?

ostico (Italian) comes from Latin hosticus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ostico (Italian): onerous, difficult

Definitions

  1. onerous, difficult

Ancestry of “ostico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhosticusof or belonging to an enemy, hostile
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ostico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →