Where does “antartik” come from?
antartik (Middle English) comes from Old French antartique, from Latin antarcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “antartik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | antartique | — |
| 2 | Latin | antarcticus | southern; Antarctic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταρκτικός | antarctic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρκτικός | having to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |