Where does “оффтоп” come from?

оффтоп (Russian) comes from English off-topic, from English topic, from Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

оффтоп (Russian): something off-topic (especially online)

Definitions

  1. something off-topic (especially online)

Ancestry of “оффтоп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoff-topicNot related to the matter under discussion
2Englishtopictopical; Subject; theme; a category or general...
3Latintopica
4Ancient Greekτοπικόςof or for place, in respect to place; concerning...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός