Where does “Olympic” come from?

Olympic derives from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός, formed with the suffix Ancient Greek -ικός, which itself contains Ancient Greek -κός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

Olympic (English): Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games; Of or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games; Of or...

Ancestry of “Olympic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὈλυμπικόςOlympic
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Olympic”

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