Where does “циник” come from?

циник (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

циник (Serbo-Croatian): cynic

Definitions

  1. cynic

Ancestry of “циник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZynikercynic
2LatinCynicusCynic
3Ancient GreekΚυνικόςa Cynic
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →