Where does “laconisme” come from?
laconisme (French) comes from French laconique, from Latin Lacōnicus, from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
laconisme (French): terseness
Ancestry of “laconisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | laconique | laconic |
| 2 | Latin | Lacōnicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λακωνικός | Of or pertaining to Laconia; laconic in speech;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |