Where does “sistematiku” come from?
sistematiku (Maltese) comes from Italian sistematico, from French systématique, from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek συστηματικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
sistematiku (Maltese): systematic
Ancestry of “sistematiku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sistematico | systematic |
| 2 | French | systématique | systematic |
| 3 | Late Latin | systematicus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συστηματικός | — |
| 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 |