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Where does “tragical” come from?

tragical (English) comes from Ancient Greek τραγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

tragical (English): tragic

Definitions

  1. tragic

Ancestry of “tragical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτραγικόςof or relating to tragedy; tragikos
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “tragical”

  • tragicalness
  • tragicality
  • untragical
  • supertragical
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