Where does “μῆκος” come from?

μῆκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos — length.

μῆκος (Ancient Greek): length; greatness, magnitude; longitude

Definitions

  1. length; greatness, magnitude; longitude

Ancestry of “μῆκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicmā́kos
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱoslength

Words derived from “μῆκος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos