Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “etique” come from?

etique (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin hecticus, from Ancient Greek ἑκτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “etique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinhecticus—
2Ancient Greekἑκτικόςhabitual, hectic, consumptive
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

Words derived from “etique”

  • hectic
  • hectically
  • hecticness
  • unhectic
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