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Where does “asiaticus” come from?

asiaticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀσιατικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

asiaticus (Latin): Asiatic

Definitions

  1. Asiatic

Ancestry of “asiaticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈσιατικός—
2Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
3Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “asiaticus”

  • Asiatic
  • Afroasiatic
  • Asiaticism
  • transasiatic
  • Afroasiaticist
  • Proto-Afroasiatic
  • asiatico
  • asiático
  • centroasiatico
  • panasiatico
  • panasiatismo
  • paleoasiatico
  • afroasiatico
  • asiatico
  • asiatique
  • eurasiatique
  • afroasiatique
  • afro-asiatique
  • asiático
  • asiàtic
  • asiático
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