Where does “zmecticus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zmecticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσμηκτικόςpurgative, cleaning, detersive
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →