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Where does “Ὀλυμπικός” come from?

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

Ὀλυμπικός (Ancient Greek): Olympic

Definitions

  1. Olympic

Ancestry of “Ὀλυμπικός”, 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 “Ὀλυμπικός”

  • Olympic
  • Olympism
  • Paralympic Games
  • Olympically
  • olympicene
  • Olympic Games
  • 奧林匹克
  • オリンピック
  • olimpikon
  • 올림픽
  • Olympicque
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