Where does “cynike” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cynike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcyniquecynical; canine; cynic
2LatinCynicusCynic
3Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “cynike”

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