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Where does “Zyniker” come from?

Zyniker (German) comes from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Zyniker (German): cynic

Definitions

  1. cynic

Ancestry of “Zyniker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCynicus—
2Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
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 “Zyniker”

  • циник
  • cinik
  • циник
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