Sinaitic

adjective

Si·​na·​it·​ic ˌsī-nē-ˈi-tik 

: of or relating to the Sinai Peninsula

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin Sinaiticus "of or relating to Mount Sinai," from Late Latin Sinai "Mount Sinai" + -īticus, noun and adjective suffix (borrowed from Greek -ītikos, from -ītēs -ite entry 1 + -ikos -ic entry 1)

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Sinaitic

• andesitic
• dizygotic
• endocytic
• impolitic
• lymphocytic
• martensitic
• pegmatitic
• phagocytic
• pharisaic
• realpolitik
• rhyolitic
• actinic