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Where does “historik” come from?

historik (Swedish) comes from Swedish -ik, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

historik (Swedish): a history, a historic account

Definitions

  1. a history, a historic account

Ancestry of “historik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-ika pejorative suffix; pejorative dimunutive
2French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
3Middle French-ique—
4Old French-ique-ic
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Proto-Italic*-ikos—

Words derived from “historik”

  • historiker
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →