Where does “rubah artik” come from?
rubah artik (Malay) comes from Malay artik, from English Arctic, from Middle French artique, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
rubah artik (Malay): arctic fox
Definitions
- arctic fox
Ancestry of “rubah artik”, step by step
rubah artik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay artik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | artik | arctic |
| 2 | English | Arctic | Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the... |
| 3 | Middle French | artique | — |
| 4 | Latin | arcticus | northern, arctic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρκτικός | having to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |