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Where does “Cynicus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cynicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
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 “Cynicus”

  • Cynic
  • Cynicism
  • Cynical
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