Where does “Atticus” come from?

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

Atticus (Latin): from Attica, Athenian

Definitions

  1. from Attica, Athenian

Ancestry of “Atticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈττικόςAttic, Athenian
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 “Atticus”

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