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Where does “microcanonique” come from?

microcanonique (French) comes from French canonique, from Latin canonicus, from Ancient Greek κανονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

microcanonique (French): microcanonical

Definitions

  1. microcanonical

Ancestry of “microcanonique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanoniquecanonic, canonical
2Latincanonicuscanon; clergyman; prebendary
3Ancient Greekκανονικός—
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
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