Where does “circumarctic” come from?
circumarctic (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.
circumarctic (English): Lying around the Arctic
Ancestry of “circumarctic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |