Where does “περιτείχισμα” come from?
περιτείχισμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περιτειχίζω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
περιτείχισμα (Ancient Greek): a circumvallation
Definitions
- a circumvallation
Ancestry of “περιτείχισμα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | περιτειχίζω | to build a wall around, circumvallate, build a circumvallation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 3 | New Latin | helium | helium |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |