Where does “βασιλικός” come from?

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

βασιλικός (Greek): basil, Ocimum basilicum; royal, kingly, regal;...

Definitions

  1. basil, Ocimum basilicum; royal, kingly, regal;...

Ancestry of “βασιλικός”, step by step

βασιλικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βασιλικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβασιλικόςroyal, kingly, regal
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

via Koine Greek [[βασιλικόν]] [[φυτόν]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greek[[βασιλικόν]] [[φυτόν]]—

Words derived from “βασιλικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →