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Where does “cínico” come from?

cínico (Spanish) comes from Latin Cynicus, from Ancient Greek Κυνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cínico (Spanish): cynical, cynic; cynic

Definitions

  1. cynical, cynic; cynic

Ancestry of “cínico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cínico”

  • cínicamente
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