Where does “λέκτος” come from?

λέκτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

λέκτος (Ancient Greek): chosen

Definitions

  1. chosen

Ancestry of “λέκτος”, step by step

λέκτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τύπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
2Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Ancient Greek λέγειν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέγεινpresent active infinitive of λέγω; to speak; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “λέκτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω →