Where does “εἰκός” come from?

εἰκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰκώς, from Ancient Greek ἔοικα, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

εἰκός (Ancient Greek): likelihood, probability; a probable proposition

Definitions

  1. likelihood, probability; a probable proposition

Ancestry of “εἰκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰκώςperfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ; likely,...
2Ancient Greekἔοικαto seem likely; to be like, to look like; to seem...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “εἰκός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔοικα →