Where does “orfisk” come from?

orfisk (Swedish) comes from Latin Orphicus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

orfisk (Swedish): Orphic

Definitions

  1. Orphic

Ancestry of “orfisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOrphicus—
2Ancient GreekὈρφικόςOrphic: of or pertaining to Orphism
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →