Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “λεχώ” come from?

λεχώ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai.

λεχώ (Ancient Greek): a woman in childbed, or one who has just given...

Definitions

  1. a woman in childbed, or one who has just given...

Ancestry of “λεχώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
2Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomai—

Words derived from “λεχώ”

  • λεχώνα
  • λεχώνα
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai →