Where does “κοντάριον” come from?

κοντάριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κοντός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱent- — to pierce; to prick; point; to stab.

κοντάριον (Ancient Greek): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “κοντάριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοντόςshort; pole; pike
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱent-to pierce; to prick; point; to stab

Words derived from “κοντάριον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱent-Every word from Ancient Greek κοντός
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