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Where does “τοπικός” come from?

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

τοπικός (Ancient Greek): of or for place, in respect to place; concerning...

Definitions

  1. of or for place, in respect to place; concerning...

Ancestry of “τοπικός”, 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 “τοπικός”

  • topic
  • topical
  • topically
  • heterotopic
  • topicality
  • orthotopic
  • subtopic
  • retinotopic
  • chronotopic
  • tonotopic
  • topicalisation
  • orthotopically
  • retinotopically
  • eurytopic
  • tonotopically
  • nontopical
  • multitopic
  • topicalize
  • bitopic
  • spatiotopic
  • heterotopically
  • ototopical
  • cochleotopic
  • untopical
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