Where does “encaustum” come from?

encaustum (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

encaustum (Late Latin): the purple-red ink used by the later Roman...

Definitions

  1. the purple-red ink used by the later Roman...

Ancestry of “encaustum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔγκαυστονburned-in
2Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
3Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
4Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “encaustum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυφή