Where does “cínic” come from?

cínic (Catalan) comes from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cínic (Catalan): cynical

Definitions

  1. cynical

Ancestry of “cínic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCynicusCynic
2Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “cínic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →