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Where does “britanic” come from?

britanic (Romanian) comes from French britannique, from Latin britannicus, from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

britanic (Romanian): British

Definitions

  1. British

Ancestry of “britanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbritanniqueBritish
2LatinbritannicusBritish
3LatinBritanniaBritain
4Ancient GreekΒρεττανία—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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