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Where does “αἰκία” come from?

αἰκία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀεικίᾱ, from Ancient Greek εἰκός, from Ancient Greek εἰκώς, from Ancient Greek ἔοικα, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

αἰκία (Ancient Greek): insult, outrage, affront; assault, blow;...

Definitions

  1. insult, outrage, affront; assault, blow;...

Ancestry of “αἰκία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀεικίᾱ—
2Ancient Greekεἰκόςlikelihood, probability; a probable proposition
3Ancient Greekεἰκώςperfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ; likely,...
4Ancient Greekἔοικαto seem likely; to be like, to look like; to seem...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “αἰκία”

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