Where does “μενοεικής” come from?
μενοεικής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μένος, from Proto-Hellenic ménos, from Proto-Indo-European ménos, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
μενοεικής (Ancient Greek): agreeable, satisfying
Definitions
- agreeable, satisfying
Ancestry of “μενοεικής”, step by step
μενοεικής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μένος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μένος | mind; desire, ardor, wish, purpose; anger |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | ménos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ménos | mind; thought |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Ancient Greek εἰκώς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | εἰκώς | perfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ; likely,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔοικα | to seem likely; to be like, to look like; to seem... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |