Where does “anafrodiziac” come from?
anafrodiziac (Romanian) comes from French anaphrodisiaque, from French aphrodisiaque, from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
anafrodiziac (Romanian): anaphrodisiac
Definitions
- anaphrodisiac
Ancestry of “anafrodiziac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | anaphrodisiaque | anaphrodisiac |
| 2 | French | aphrodisiaque | aphrodisiac |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀφροδισιακός | aphrodisiac |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |