Where does “цини́чный” come from?

цини́чный (Russian) comes from Russian циник, from German Zyniker, from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

цини́чный (Russian): cynical

Definitions

  1. cynical

Ancestry of “цини́чный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianциникcynic
2GermanZynikercynic
3LatinCynicusCynic
4Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
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

Words derived from “цини́чный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →