Where does “λιμοκτονία” come from?

λιμοκτονία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κτείνω, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱen-.

λιμοκτονία (Ancient Greek): fasting

Definitions

  1. fasting

Ancestry of “λιμοκτονία”, step by step

λιμοκτονία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κτείνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτείνωto kill, slay
2Proto-Indo-European*tḱen-—

via Ancient Greek λιμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλιμόςfamine, hunger, starvation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tḱen- →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείνω →