Where does “arcticwide” come from?
arcticwide (English) comes from English Arctic, from Middle French artique, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
arcticwide (English): Throughout the arctic
Definitions
- Throughout the arctic
Ancestry of “arcticwide”, step by step
arcticwide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Arctic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Arctic | Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the... |
| 2 | Middle French | artique | — |
| 3 | Latin | arcticus | northern, arctic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρκτικός | having to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;... |
| 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 |
via English wide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 2 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |