Where does “pudicamente” come from?
pudicamente (Italian) comes from Italian pudico, from Latin pudīcus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
pudicamente (Italian): modestly, chastely; prudishly
Definitions
- modestly, chastely; prudishly
Ancestry of “pudicamente”, step by step
pudicamente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pudico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pudico | modest |
| 2 | Latin | pudīcus | chaste, pure, undefiled |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Spanish púdico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | púdico | modest, humble, chaste |