Where does “polemika” come from?

polemika (Czech) comes from French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

polemika (Czech): polemic

Definitions

  1. polemic

Ancestry of “polemika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolémiquepolemic, controversy; polemic; controversial
2Ancient Greekπολεμικόςwarlike, bellicose; hostile
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 →