Etymology · Ancient Greek
Ἀττικός
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός, most common first.
- atticThe space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- attico-Epitympanic recess or the uppermost part of the middle ear cavity located above the tympanic membrane and containing the head of the malleus (hammer bone) and body of the incus (anvil bone).