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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

  1. Of or relating to horology

Ancestry of “horologic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhorologicus—
2Ancient Greekὡρολογικός—
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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