Where does “βασιλικός” come from?

βασιλικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

βασιλικός (Ancient Greek): royal, kingly, regal

Definitions

  1. royal, kingly, regal

Ancestry of “βασιλικός”, step by step

βασιλικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βασιλεύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
2Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

via Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβᾰσῐλεύςking

Words derived from “βασιλικός”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →