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Where does “ζωγραφική” come from?

ζωγραφική (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζωγραφικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ζωγραφική (Ancient Greek): the art of painting; nominative singular feminine...

Definitions

  1. the art of painting; nominative singular feminine...

Ancestry of “ζωγραφική”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζωγραφικός—
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ζωγραφική”

  • ζωγραφική
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