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Where does “atticful” come from?

atticful (English) comes from English Attic, from French attique, from Latin Atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

atticful (English): As much as an attic can hold

Definitions

  1. As much as an attic can hold

Ancestry of “atticful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAtticRelating to Athenian culture or architecture;...
2Frenchattiquepenthouse flat / apartment; Attic; delicate
3LatinAtticusfrom Attica, Athenian
4Ancient GreekἈττικόςAttic, Athenian
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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