Where does “manjetiku” come from?

manjetiku (Maltese) comes from Italian magnetico, from Latin magneticus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

manjetiku (Maltese): magnetic

Definitions

  1. magnetic

Ancestry of “manjetiku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmagneticomagnetic
2Latinmagneticusmagnetic
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from Latin magneticus