Where does “-iscum” come from?

-iscum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin -iscus, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

-iscum (Vulgar Latin): nominative neuter singular of -iscus; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of -iscus; accusative...

Ancestry of “-iscum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iscus-ish
2Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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