Where does “Κυνικός” come from?

Κυνικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κῠνῐκός — doglike.

Κυνικός (Ancient Greek): a Cynic

Definitions

  1. a Cynic

Ancestry of “Κυνικός”, step by step

Κυνικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κῠνῐκός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκῠνῐκόςdoglike

via Ancient Greek Κῠ́ων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚῠ́ωνthe Dog

Words derived from “Κυνικός

Every word from Ancient Greek κῠνῐκός
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