Where does “Pindaric” come from?

Pindaric (English) comes from French pindarique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

Pindaric (English): Of or pertaining to Pindar; An ode of an...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Pindar; An ode of an...

Ancestry of “Pindaric”, step by step

Pindaric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French pindarique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpindariquePindaric
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-iqueic
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

via English Pindar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPindarAn Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (ca. 522–443 BC)
2Ancient GreekΠίνδαροςPindar

Words derived from “Pindaric”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from French -ique →