Where does “dionisiac” come from?
dionisiac (Romanian) comes from French dionysiaque, from Latin dionysīacus, from Ancient Greek Διονυσιακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
dionisiac (Romanian): Dionysian
Definitions
- Dionysian
Ancestry of “dionisiac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dionysiaque | Dionysiac, Dionysian |
| 2 | Latin | dionysīacus | Dionysian pertaining to Dionysus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Διονυσιακός | Dionysiac |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |