Where does “aziātisks” come from?
aziātisks (Latvian) comes from Latvian aziāts, from German Asiate, from Latin asiaticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιατικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
aziātisks (Latvian): Asian, Asiatic
Ancestry of “aziātisks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | aziāts | an Asian man, a man born in Asia or of Asian... |
| 2 | German | Asiate | an Asian |
| 3 | Latin | asiaticus | Asiatic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσιατικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |