Where does “cynique” come from?

cynique (French) comes from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cynique (French): cynical; canine; cynic

Definitions

  1. cynical; canine; cynic

Ancestry of “cynique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCynicusCynic
2Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “cynique”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →