Where does “동계 올림픽” come from?
동계 올림픽 (Korean) comes from Korean 올림픽, from English Olympic, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
동계 올림픽 (Korean): Olympic Winter Games
Definitions
- Olympic Winter Games
Ancestry of “동계 올림픽”, step by step
동계 올림픽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 올림픽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 올림픽 | Olympics, the Olympic Games |
| 2 | English | Olympic | Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games; Of or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπικός | Olympic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Korean 동계(冬季)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 동계(冬季) | — |