Where does “toracic” come from?
toracic (Romanian) comes from French thoracique, from Ancient Greek θωρακικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
toracic (Romanian): thoracic
Definitions
- thoracic
Ancestry of “toracic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | thoracique | thoracic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θωρακικός | suffering in the chest, of the thorax |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |