Where does “subarctic” come from?
subarctic (English) comes from Romanian arctic, from French arctique, from Old French arctique, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
subarctic (English): Region immediately outside of the Arctic Circle...
Definitions
- Region immediately outside of the Arctic Circle...
Ancestry of “subarctic”, step by step
subarctic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian arctic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | arctic | Arctic |
| 2 | French | arctique | Arctic |
| 3 | Old French | arctique | — |
| 4 | Latin | arcticus | northern, arctic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρκτικός | having to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;... |
| 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 |