Where does “Triticum” come from?
Triticum (Translingual) comes from Latin trīticum, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Triticum (Translingual): genus of wheat, also formerly the genus of...
Definitions
- genus of wheat, also formerly the genus of...
Ancestry of “Triticum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trīticum | wheat, a kind of grain |
| 2 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 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 |