Where does “Algic” come from?
Algic (English) comes from English Atlantic, from Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Atlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Algic (English): An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages
Definitions
- An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages
Ancestry of “Algic”, step by step
Algic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Atlantic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Atlantic | Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean; Pertaining to... |
| 2 | Middle English | Atlantyke | Atlantic |
| 3 | Latin | Atlanticus | Atlantic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτλαντικός | of Atlas |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |