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Where does “astaci” come from?

astaci (Latin) comes from Latin astacus, from Ancient Greek ἀστακός, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “astaci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinastacusA kind of crab
2Ancient Greekἀστακόςspiny lobster; common lobster; European crayfish
3Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
4Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “astaci”

  • astice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →