Where does “奧委會” come from?

奧委會 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 奧林匹克, from English Olympic, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

奧委會 (Chinese): Olympic committee

Definitions

  1. Olympic committee

Ancestry of “奧委會”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese奧林匹克Olympics
2EnglishOlympicOf or pertaining to the Olympic Games; Of or...
3Ancient GreekὈλυμπικόςOlympic
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →