Where does “causticus” come from?

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

causticus (Latin): burning

Definitions

  1. burning

Ancestry of “causticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαυστικόςburning
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 “causticus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →