Where does “πετροκατοίκητος” come from?

πετροκατοίκητος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κατοικέω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

πετροκατοίκητος (Ancient Greek): having its abode in the rocks

Definitions

  1. having its abode in the rocks

Ancestry of “πετροκατοίκητος”, step by step

πετροκατοίκητος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κατοικέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκατοικέωto dwell in, to settle in, to colonise; to...
2Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
3Ancient Greekκατά
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
6Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Ancient Greek πέτρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr
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