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

Definitions

  1. Antarctic

Ancestry of “antarktisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskarktiskArctic
2Ancient Greekἀρκτικόςhaving to do with the Great Bear; northern lands;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →