Where does “philosophik” come from?
philosophik (Middle English) comes from Latin philosophicus, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “philosophik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | philosophicus | philosophical |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φιλοσοφικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |