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Where does “panégyrique” come from?

panégyrique (French) comes from Ancient Greek πανηγυρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

panégyrique (French): panegyric, eulogy

Definitions

  1. panegyric, eulogy

Ancestry of “panégyrique”, step by step

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

Words derived from “panégyrique”

  • panegyric
  • panegyrist
  • panegyrical
  • panegyrically
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