Where does “πολεμικός” come from?

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

πολεμικός (Greek): warlike, bellicose; polemic, disputatious,...

Definitions

  1. warlike, bellicose; polemic, disputatious,...

Ancestry of “πολεμικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολεμικόςwarlike, bellicose; hostile
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός