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Where does “lentiscus” come from?

lentiscus (Latin) comes from Latin -iscus, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

lentiscus (Latin): The mastic-tree

Definitions

  1. The mastic-tree

Ancestry of “lentiscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iscus-ish
2Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “lentiscus”

  • lentiscus
  • lentisculus
  • lentisco
  • lentisco
  • lentisque
  • lentiscle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →