Where does “γερροχελώνη” come from?

γερροχελώνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χελώνη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu-.

γερροχελώνη (Ancient Greek): mantlet, a portable screen made of wicker used in siegeworks

Definitions

  1. mantlet, a portable screen made of wicker used in siegeworks

Ancestry of “γερροχελώνη”, step by step

γερροχελώνη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χελώνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελώνηtortoise
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelu-—

via Ancient Greek γέρρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγέρρονanything made of wicker-work
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelu- →Every word from Ancient Greek χελώνη →