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Where does “-ᾰκός” come from?

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

-ᾰκός (Ancient Greek): -ic

Definitions

  1. -ic

Ancestry of “-ᾰκός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ᾰκός”

  • amnesiac
  • nymphomaniac
  • celeriac
  • Teutomaniac
  • Celtomaniac
  • panphiliac
  • agoraphobiac
  • ageusiac
  • coprolaliac
  • partheniac
  • Partheniac
  • hebophiliac
  • -acal
  • hebephiliac
  • acalculiac
  • teratophiliac
  • -ac
  • algolagniac
  • -acque
  • -acus
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