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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
1Latinhosticus—
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”

  • ostichezza
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