Where does “ecuménico” come from?
ecuménico (Spanish) comes from Late Latin oecumenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ecuménico (Spanish): ecumenic, ecumenical
Ancestry of “ecuménico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | oecumenicus | Of or pertaining to whole inhabited world;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμενικός | from or open to the whole world |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |