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Where does “agnicia” come from?

agnicia (Latin) comes from Latin agnicius, from Latin agnus, from Proto-Italic agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “agnicia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagniciusof lamb
2Latinagnusa lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice
3Proto-Italicagʷnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “agnicia”

  • miță
  • njitsã
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