Where does “Attika” come from?

Attika (Finnish) comes from French attique, from Latin Atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Attika (Finnish): attic a storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated

Definitions

  1. attic a storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated

Ancestry of “Attika”, step by step

Attika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French attique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchattiquepenthouse flat / apartment; Attic; delicate
2LatinAtticusfrom Attica, Athenian
3Ancient GreekἈττικόςAttic, Athenian
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

via Ancient Greek Ἀττική

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈττικήAttica
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός