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Where does “δῐ́κη” come from?

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

δῐ́κη (Ancient Greek): law, order; right; judgment; justice; lawsuit;...

Definitions

  1. law, order; right; judgment; justice; lawsuit;...

Ancestry of “δῐ́κη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “δῐ́κη”

  • syndicate
  • Eurydice
  • syndication
  • syndicalism
  • syndicalist
  • syndic
  • syndical
  • syndicator
  • dicastery
  • Eurydicean
  • subsyndicate
  • anarcho-syndicalism
  • resyndicate
  • antisyndicate
  • anarcho-syndicalist
  • resyndication
  • Eurydice
  • dica
  • dicam
  • syndicus
  • diga
  • síndico
  • Eurídice
  • vicesindaco
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →