Where does “εἰκώς” come from?

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

εἰκώς (Ancient Greek): perfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ; likely,...

Definitions

  1. perfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ; likely,...

Ancestry of “εἰκώς”, step by step

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

Words derived from “εἰκώς”

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