Where does “tòpic” come from?

tòpic (Catalan) comes from Latin topicus, from Ancient Greek τοπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

tòpic (Catalan): topical

Definitions

  1. topical

Ancestry of “tòpic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintopicus—
2Ancient Greekτοπικόςof or for place, in respect to place; concerning...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →