Where does “cínico” come from?

cínico (Portuguese) comes from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cínico (Portuguese): cynical, cynic; a cynic

Definitions

  1. cynical, cynic; a cynic

Ancestry of “cínico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCynicusCynic
2Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
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 “cínico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →