Morpheme
Cyne
Type
bound base
Denotation
school of ancient Greek philosophers founded by Antisthenes known for ostentatious contempt
Etymology
Latin cynicus; Ancient Greek kynikós, of unknown origin; possibly from kýōn + -ikós but more likely from Kynósarges
Evidence
cynic, cynics, cynical, cynicism, cynicality, cynically, cynicalness, noncynical, semicynical, supercynical, uncynical, cynism
