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Where does “профилактический” come from?

профилактический (Russian) comes from Russian -и́ческий, from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

профилактический (Russian): prophylactic, preventative

Definitions

  1. prophylactic, preventative

Ancestry of “профилактический”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́ческийadjectival suffix; -ic
2Russian-и́к—
3Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
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
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