Where does “pogromshchik” come from?
pogromshchik (English) comes from Russian погромщик, from Russian -щик, from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
pogromshchik (English): A perpetrator of a pogrom
Definitions
- A perpetrator of a pogrom
Ancestry of “pogromshchik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | погромщик | member of a pogrom mob; rioter, vigilante |
| 2 | Russian | -щик | Suffix added to nouns, verbs and sometimes... |
| 3 | Russian | -и́к | er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist |
| 4 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |