Where does “tricarbossilico” come from?
tricarbossilico (Italian) comes from Italian carbossilico, from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
tricarbossilico (Italian): tricarboxylic
Definitions
- tricarboxylic
Ancestry of “tricarbossilico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | carbossilico | carboxylic |
| 2 | Italian | -ico | -ic |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |