Where does “agnicius” come from?

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

agnicius (Latin): of lamb

Definitions

  1. of lamb

Ancestry of “agnicius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “agnicius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnósEvery word from Proto-Italic agʷnos