Where does “arktisch” come from?

arktisch (German) comes from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

arktisch (German): Arctic

Definitions

  1. Arctic

Ancestry of “arktisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarcticusnorthern, arctic
2Ancient Greekἀρκτικόςhaving to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;...
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 “arktisch”

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