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Where does “topicless” come from?

topicless (English) comes from English topic, from Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

topicless (English): Without a topic

Definitions

  1. Without a topic

Ancestry of “topicless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtopictopical; Subject; theme; a category or general...
2Latintopica—
3Ancient Greekτοπικόςof or for place, in respect to place; concerning...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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