Where does “δικαστήριον” come from?

δικαστήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Δίκη, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

δικαστήριον (Ancient Greek): tribunal, court

Definitions

  1. tribunal, court

Ancestry of “δικαστήριον”, step by step

δικαστήριον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Δίκη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔίκηDike
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Ancient Greek δῐκᾰ́ζω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῐκᾰ́ζωto judge

Words derived from “δικαστήριον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Δίκη →