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Where does “эсте́тика” come from?

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

Ancestry of “эсте́тика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἰσθητικόςof or for perception of the senses; sensitive,...
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

Words derived from “эсте́тика”

  • estetika
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