Where does “antarktisk” come from?
antarktisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk arktisk, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
antarktisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Antarctic
Ancestry of “antarktisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | arktisk | Arctic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀρκτικός | having to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;... |
| 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 |