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Where does “fosfocálcico” come from?

fosfocálcico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cálcico, from Portuguese -iço, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

fosfocálcico (Portuguese): phosphocalcic

Definitions

  1. phosphocalcic

Ancestry of “fosfocálcico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecálcicocalcic; calcium
2Portuguese-iço—
3Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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