Where does “δορυδρέπανον” come from?

δορυδρέπανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

δορυδρέπανον (Ancient Greek): kind of halberd used for cutting off halyards in sea-fights

Definitions

  1. kind of halberd used for cutting off halyards in sea-fights

Ancestry of “δορυδρέπανον”, step by step

δορυδρέπανον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δόρυ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
2Proto-Hellenicdórutree
3Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Ancient Greek Δρέπανον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔρέπανονsickle
2Ancient Greek-ᾰ́νηsuffix for instrument nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dóru →