Where does “alcalic” come from?

alcalic (Romanian) comes from French alcalin, from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

alcalic (Romanian): alkaline

Definitions

  1. alkaline

Ancestry of “alcalic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalcalinalkaline
2French-inadjectival suffix; nominal suffix
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from French -in →