Where does “metalic” come from?
metalic (Romanian) comes from Italian metallico, from Latin metallicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
metalic (Romanian): metallic
Definitions
- metallic
Ancestry of “metalic”, step by step
metalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian metallico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | metallico | metal; metallic |
| 2 | Latin | metallicus | yielding or abounding in metal; metallic; miner;... |
| 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 |
via French métallique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métallique | metallic |