Where does “cínicamente” come from?
cínicamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish cínico, from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
cínicamente (Spanish): cynically
Ancestry of “cínicamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cínico | cynical, cynic; cynic |
| 2 | Latin | Cynicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κυνικός | a Cynic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |