Where does “θεοκτόνος” come from?

θεοκτόνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

θεοκτόνος (Ancient Greek): god-slayer, deicide

Definitions

  1. god-slayer, deicide

Ancestry of “θεοκτόνος”, step by step

θεοκτόνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Θεός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek κτείνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτείνωto kill, slay
2Proto-Indo-European*tḱen-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek λέγωEvery word from Ancient Greek λόγος