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Where does “базилика” come from?

базилика (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek βασιλικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

базилика (Russian): basilica; genitive singular of базили́к

Definitions

  1. basilica; genitive singular of базили́к

Ancestry of “базилика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβασιλικόςroyal, kingly, regal
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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