Where does “ecumenico” come from?
ecumenico (Italian) comes from Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ecumenico (Italian): ecumenical
Ancestry of “ecumenico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | oecūmenicus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμενικός | from or open to the whole world |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “ecumenico”