Where does “perspicax” come from?

perspicax (Latin) comes from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

perspicax (Latin): sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, perspicacious

Definitions

  1. sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, perspicacious

Ancestry of “perspicax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āxish, -y
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “perspicax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →