Where does “etiopicesc” come from?

etiopicesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian etiop, from Romanian Etiopia, from Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία, from Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs — to see; eye.

etiopicesc (Romanian): Ethiopian

Definitions

  1. Ethiopian

Ancestry of “etiopicesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianetiopEthiopian
2RomanianEtiopia
3LatinAethiopiaSub-Saharan Africa
4Ancient GreekΑἰθιοπία
5Ancient GreekΑἰθίοψEthiopian
6Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
7Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs