Where does “hektisk” come from?

hektisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

hektisk (Norwegian Bokmål): hectic, bustling, busy

Definitions

  1. hectic, bustling, busy

Ancestry of “hektisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑκτικόςhabitual, hectic, consumptive
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →