nounfirst/second-declension adjective
banausicus
banausicus (feminine banausica, neuter banausicum)
Classical[baˈnau̯.sɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[baˈnaːu̯.si.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivebanausic
Origins
From Ancient Greek βαναυσικός (banausikós, “of or for mechanics”), from βάναυσος (bánausos, “mechanical; ironsmith”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning ‘of or pertaining to’”). βάναυσος is derived from βαύνος (baúnos, “forge, furnace”), a Pre-Greek word of unknown origin.