Etymology of the English word cynical
the English word
cynicalderived from the English word
cynicderived from the Latin word
cynicderived from the Greek word
Kunikosderived from the Greek word
kuon, κύων (a dog ('hound') )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwon-derived from the Latin word
cynicus (of, pertaining to Cynic philosophy)
derived from the Greek word
kunikos, κυνικός
derived from the Greek word
kuon, κύων (a dog ('hound') )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwon-using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisCognates
Dutch
cynisch, French
cynique, German
zynisch, Italian
cinico, Lithuanian
ciniškas, Norwegian
kynisk, Russian
циничecкий, Swedish
cyniskUsage
Word found in Modern English
