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
- Machiavellian
Ancestry of “machiavelic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | machiavélique | Machiavellian |
| 2 | Italian | machiavellico | Machiavellian |
| 3 | Italian | -ico | -ic |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |