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Where does “canònic” come from?

canònic (Catalan) comes from Latin canonicus, from Ancient Greek κανονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

canònic (Catalan): canonical

Definitions

  1. canonical

Ancestry of “canònic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanonicuscanon; clergyman; prebendary
2Ancient Greekκανονικός—
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 “canònic”

  • canònicament
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