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 — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
historik (Swedish): a history, a historic account
Definitions
- a history, a historic account
Ancestry of “historik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | -ik | a pejorative suffix; pejorative dimunutive |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |