Where does “-topic” come from?

-topic (English) comes from Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

-topic (English): place

Definitions

  1. place

Ancestry of “-topic”, step by step

-topic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin topica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintopica—
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

via Czech topit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtopitto stoke; to drown, to kill in liquid; to be...
2Old Czechtopiti—
3Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown

Words derived from “-topic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →