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Where does “sphygmicus” come from?

sphygmicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σφυγμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “sphygmicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφυγμικόςof the pulse
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “sphygmicus”

  • sphygmic
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