Etymology

ktistic

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Today it means: Concerned with the founding of a city Full definition →

Ancient Greek κτίσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκτίσις“founding, settling”
  2. English todayktistic

From Ancient Greek κτίσις (ktísis, “founding, settling”) + -ic.

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