Where does “polemico” come from?

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

polemico (Italian): polemic, polemical

Definitions

  1. polemic, polemical

Ancestry of “polemico”, 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

Words derived from “polemico”

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