Where does “horologic” come from?
horologic (English) comes from Latin horologicus, from Ancient Greek ὡρολογικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
horologic (English): Of or relating to horology
Definitions
- Of or relating to horology
Ancestry of “horologic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | horologicus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὡρολογικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |