Where does “iudaic” come from?
iudaic (Middle French) comes from French judaïque, from Latin Iūdaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
iudaic (Middle French): Jewish
Ancestry of “iudaic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | judaïque | Judaic; Jewish |
| 2 | Latin | Iūdaicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαϊκός | Judean, Jewish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |