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Where does “οἰκουμενικός” come from?

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

οἰκουμενικός (Ancient Greek): from or open to the whole world

Definitions

  1. from or open to the whole world

Ancestry of “οἰκουμενικός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “οἰκουμενικός”

  • ecumenical
  • ecumenically
  • ecumenicity
  • ecumenicalism
  • ecumenic
  • ecumenicist
  • nonecumenical
  • oecumenicus
  • ecuménico
  • ecumenico
  • ecumenicità
  • ecumenicamente
  • œcuméniquement
  • œcuménique
  • ekumeenisesti
  • ekumeeninen
  • ekumenik
  • êtchuménique
  • oecumenicus
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