Where does “polémiquer” come from?

polémiquer (French) comes from French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

polémiquer (French): to be involved in a controversy

Definitions

  1. to be involved in a controversy

Ancestry of “polémiquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolémiquepolemic, controversy; polemic; controversial
2Ancient Greekπολεμικόςwarlike, bellicose; hostile
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →