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Where does “tragique” come from?

tragique (French) comes from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek τραγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

tragique (French): tragic

Definitions

  1. tragic

Ancestry of “tragique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintragicustragic; Relating to tragedy or to a tragic drama;...
2Ancient Greekτραγικόςof or relating to tragedy; tragikos
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

Words derived from “tragique”

  • tragiquement
  • trajik
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