Where does “traġiku” come from?
traġiku (Maltese) comes from Italian tragico, from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek τραγικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
traġiku (Maltese): tragic, tragical
Definitions
- tragic, tragical
Ancestry of “traġiku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tragico | tragic, tragical; tragedy |
| 2 | Latin | tragicus | tragic; Relating to tragedy or to a tragic drama;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τραγικός | of or relating to tragedy; tragikos |
| 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 |