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Where does “barbaricus” come from?

barbaricus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βαρβαρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

barbaricus (Latin): Berber

Definitions

  1. Berber

Ancestry of “barbaricus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαρβαρικόςbarbaric; non-Greek
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “barbaricus”

  • barbarico
  • barbaricamente
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