Where does “Scythic” come from?

Scythic (English) comes from Latin scythicus, from Ancient Greek Σκυθικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Scythic (English): Scythian

Definitions

  1. Scythian

Ancestry of “Scythic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinscythicusScythian
2Ancient GreekΣκυθικόςScythian
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →