Where does “δοκοθήκη” come from?

δοκοθήκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δοκός, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

δοκοθήκη (Ancient Greek): A holed stone for insertion of roof beams

Definitions

  1. A holed stone for insertion of roof beams

Ancestry of “δοκοθήκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοκόςthe main beam, especially in a house; a type of...
2Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ός →Every word from Ancient Greek δοκός →