Where does “ethnicus” come from?

ethnicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ethnicus (Latin): heathen; pagan

Definitions

  1. heathen; pagan

Ancestry of “ethnicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐθνικόςnational
2Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
3Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ethnicus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →