Where does “קעראַמיק” come from?
קעראַמיק (Yiddish) comes from German Keramik, from French céramique, from Ancient Greek κεραμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
קעראַמיק (Yiddish): ceramic(s)
Definitions
- ceramic(s)
Ancestry of “קעראַמיק”, step by step
קעראַמיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Keramik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Keramik | ceramic, pottery; ceramics |
| 2 | French | céramique | ceramic; ceramics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεραμικός | of clay; potter's |
| 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 Russian керамика
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | керамика | ceramics; earthenware |