Lakonikos
/ˌlækəˈnɪkəs/noun
Brief and terse in speech or style.
Did you know?The Greeks admired the Spartans’ famously terse speech so much that their region, Laconia, gave English the word for a style of speech that says more by saying less.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Λακωνικός (Lakonikós)
“Pertaining to Laconia or its people; Spartan in manner”
Late Latin
Latin
Laconicus
“Laconian; Spartan”
Middle French
Old French
laconique
“Brief, terse”
16th Century
English
laconic
“Brief or concise in expression”
Modern English
English
laconic
“Using few words; terse”