Where does “terigu” come from?
terigu (Malay) comes from Portuguese trigo, from Old Portuguese triigo, from Latin trīticum, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
terigu (Malay): wheat; wheat flour
Ancestry of “terigu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | trigo | wheat |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | triigo | wheat |
| 3 | Latin | trīticum | — |
| 4 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “terigu”