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.

Cynicus (Latin): Cynic

Definitions

  1. Cynic

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”

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