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Where does “cilicio” come from?

cilicio (Latin) comes from Latin cilicium, from Latin Cilicious, from Latin Cilicia, from Ancient Greek Κιλικία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

cilicio (Latin): dative singular of cilicium; ablative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of cilicium; ablative singular of...

Ancestry of “cilicio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinciliciumrug or garment made from goat hair
2LatinCiliciousCilician
3LatinCiliciaa province of Asia Minor
4Ancient GreekΚιλικία—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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