Where does “cinic” come from?

cinic (Romanian) comes from French cynique, from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cinic (Romanian): cynical

Definitions

  1. cynical

Ancestry of “cinic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcyniquecynical; canine; cynic
2LatinCynicusCynic
3Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →