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Where does “-iscus” come from?

-iscus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

-iscus (Vulgar Latin): -ish

Definitions

  1. -ish

Ancestry of “-iscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ensisOf or from
2Latinarvumfield; farm land
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-iscus”

  • Popescu
  • libresco
  • picaresco
  • carnavalesco
  • picassesco
  • -esco
  • peñascoso
  • pardusco
  • -sco
  • principesco
  • dantesco
  • pintoresco
  • quijotesco
  • aristofanesco
  • gauchesco
  • gigantesco
  • peñasco
  • soldadesco
  • novelesco
  • valleinclanesco
  • chulesco
  • Popescu
  • soldatesque
  • picaresco
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →