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Where does “цинично” come from?

цинично (Russian) comes from Russian цини́чный, 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.

цинично (Russian): cynically; short neuter singular of цини́чный

Definitions

  1. cynically; short neuter singular of цини́чный

Ancestry of “цинично”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцини́чный—
2Russianциникcynic
3GermanZynikercynic
4LatinCynicus—
5Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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