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Where does “-ικός” come from?

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

-ικός (Ancient Greek): of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic

Ancestry of “-ικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
2Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-ικός”

  • physical
  • clinical
  • typical
  • typically
  • academic
  • dynamic
  • chronic
  • physician
  • Academy
  • dynamics
  • linguistic
  • physically
  • mathematical
  • mathematics
  • authentic
  • physics
  • semantic
  • comic
  • mechanics
  • graphic
  • epic
  • clinic
  • Arctic
  • pragmatic
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