Where does “attic” come from?

Attic comes from French attique, from Latin atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός, originally meaning "of Attica," the region containing Athens.

attic (English): The space, often unfinished and with sloped...

Definitions

  1. The space, often unfinished and with sloped...

Ancestry of “attic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchattiquepenthouse flat / apartment; Attic; delicate
2LatinAtticusfrom Attica, Athenian
3Ancient GreekἈττικόςAttic, Athenian
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →