Where does “Cynic” come from?

Cynic derives from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, formed with the suffix -ικός from Ancient Greek κύω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

Cynic (English): A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers...

Definitions

  1. A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers...

Ancestry of “Cynic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcynike—
2Frenchcyniquecynical; canine; cynic
3LatinCynicusCynic
4Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Cynic”

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