Where does “νεῖκος” come from?
νεῖκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European neyk-, from Proto-Indo-European *nik-, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
νεῖκος (Ancient Greek): quarrel, wrangle, strife; strife of words,...
Definitions
- quarrel, wrangle, strife; strife of words,...
Ancestry of “νεῖκος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | neyk- | to winnow, swing grains in a mill |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *nik- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 4 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
Words derived from “νεῖκος”