Where does “オリンピック” come from?

オリンピック (Japanese) comes from English Olympic, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

オリンピック (Japanese): Olympic

Definitions

  1. Olympic

Ancestry of “オリンピック”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOlympicOf or pertaining to the Olympic Games; Of or...
2Ancient GreekὈλυμπικόςOlympic
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 “オリンピック”

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