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

Definitions

  1. terseness

Ancestry of “laconisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlaconiquelaconic
2LatinLacōnicusSpartan
3Ancient GreekΛακωνικόςOf or pertaining to Laconia; laconic in speech;...
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

Words derived from “laconisme”

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