Where does “ἀνταρκτικός” come from?

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

ἀνταρκτικός (Ancient Greek): antarctic

Definitions

  1. antarctic

Ancestry of “ἀνταρκτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρκτικόςhaving to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;...
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 “ἀνταρκτικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →
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