Where does “machiavelic” come from?

machiavelic (Romanian) comes from French machiavélique, from Italian machiavellico, from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

machiavelic (Romanian): Machiavellian

Definitions

  1. Machiavellian

Ancestry of “machiavelic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmachiavéliqueMachiavellian
2ItalianmachiavellicoMachiavellian
3Italian-ico-ic
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from Italian -ico