specificus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
Proto-Italic *spekjō
Latin speciō
Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s
Proto-Italic *-jēs
Latin -iēs
Latin speciēs
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *θakos
Proto-Italic *-fakos
Latin -ficus
Latin specificus

    From speciēs (“kind”) + -ficus (“making”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    specificus (feminine specifica, neuter specificum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. (Late Latin) specific, particular

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative specificus specifica specificum specificī specificae specifica
    genitive specificī specificae specificī specificōrum specificārum specificōrum
    dative specificō specificae specificō specificīs
    accusative specificum specificam specificum specificōs specificās specifica
    ablative specificō specificā specificō specificīs
    vocative specifice specifica specificum specificī specificae specifica

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • → Catalan: específic (learned)
    • → English: specific
    • ⇒ Esperanto: specifika
    • → French: spécifique (learned)
    • → Galician: específico (learned)
    • → Italian: specifico (learned)
    • → Occitan: especific (learned)
    • → Portuguese: específico (learned)
    • → Romanian: specific (learned)
    • → Spanish: específico (learned)
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