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Where does “ἀρκτικός” come from?

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

ἀρκτικός (Ancient Greek): having to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;...

Definitions

  1. having to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;...

Ancestry of “ἀρκτικός”, 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 “ἀρκτικός”

  • Arctic
  • Antarctic
  • Antarctica
  • arctic
  • subarctic
  • antarctic
  • subantarctic
  • holarctic
  • Antarctican
  • circumarctic
  • panarctic
  • arcticization
  • periantarctic
  • arcticize
  • boreoarctic
  • Antarctician
  • arctician
  • arcticus
  • subantarcticus
  • antarcticus
  • Antarctica
  • antártico
  • ártico
  • neoartico
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