Where does “ethnique” come from?

ethnique (Middle French) comes from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “ethnique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchethnique
2Latinethnicusheathen; pagan
3Ancient Greekἐθνικόςnational
4Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
5Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ethnique

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἔθω