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Where does “ἁπτικός” come from?

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

ἁπτικός (Ancient Greek): able to come in contact with

Definitions

  1. able to come in contact with

Ancestry of “ἁπτικός”, 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 “ἁπτικός”

  • haptic
  • haptics
  • haptically
  • ephaptic
  • hapticity
  • nonhaptic
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