Where does “μετοικοφύλαξ” come from?

μετοικοφύλαξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέτοικος, 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...

μετοικοφύλαξ (Ancient Greek): overseer and guardian of the metoeci

Definitions

  1. overseer and guardian of the metoeci

Ancestry of “μετοικοφύλαξ”, step by step

μετοικοφύλαξ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέτοικος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέτοικοςmetic; settler from abroad, alien resident in a...
2Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Ancient Greek φύλαξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφύλαξguard; sentry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek -λογίαEvery word from Ancient Greek λέγω