banausicus

== Latin == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [baˈnau̯.sɪ.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [baˈnaːu̯.si.kus] === Noun === banausicus (feminine banausica, neuter banausicum); first/second-declension adjective banausic === References === Tullio Gregory, Sul lessico filosofico latino del Seicento e del Settecento (Italian)