Where does “polemik” come from?

polemik (Swedish) comes from French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

polemik (Swedish): polemics

Definitions

polemics

Ancestry of “polemik”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	polémique	polemic, controversy; polemic; controversial
2	Ancient Greek	πολεμικός	warlike, bellicose; hostile
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

Words derived from “polemik”

polemiikki
lehtipolemiikki

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →