Where does “inorgânico” come from?
inorgânico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese orgânico, from Latin organicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
inorgânico (Portuguese): inorganic
Ancestry of “inorgânico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | orgânico | organic |
| 2 | Latin | organicus | musician, instrumentalist; instrumental; organic |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 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 |