Where does “canoniek” come from?
canoniek (Dutch) comes from French canonique, from Latin canonicus, from Ancient Greek κανονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
canoniek (Dutch): canonical
Definitions
- canonical
Ancestry of “canoniek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | canonique | canonic, canonical |
| 2 | Latin | canonicus | canon; clergyman; prebendary |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κανονικός | of or belonging to a rule, regular |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |