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Where does “μέτοικος” come from?

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

μέτοικος (Ancient Greek): metic; settler from abroad, alien resident in a...

Definitions

  1. metic; settler from abroad, alien resident in a...

Ancestry of “μέτοικος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “μέτοικος”

  • metic
  • metoecus
  • métèque
  • μέτοικος
  • metycus
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