Where does “machiavélique” come from?
machiavélique (French) comes from Italian machiavellico, from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
machiavélique (French): Machiavellian
Definitions
- Machiavellian
Ancestry of “machiavélique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | machiavellico | Machiavellian |
| 2 | Italian | -ico | -ic |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |