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Where does “ἐσωτερικός” come from?

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

ἐσωτερικός (Ancient Greek): belonging to an inner circle, esoteric

Definitions

  1. belonging to an inner circle, esoteric

Ancestry of “ἐσωτερικός”, 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 “ἐσωτερικός”

  • esoteric
  • esotericism
  • esoterically
  • esotericist
  • nonesoteric
  • esotericus
  • ésotérique
  • ésotériquement
  • esoterisk
  • ezoterikus
  • ezoterikusok
  • esoterisk
  • esoterisk
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