Where does “iaponicus” come from?

iaponicus (Latin) comes from Latin Iaponia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

iaponicus (Latin): Japanese

Definitions

  1. Japanese

Ancestry of “iaponicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIaponiaJapan
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →