Where does “πηκτικός” come from?

πηκτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

πηκτικός (Ancient Greek): congealed, curdled; curdling

Definitions

  1. congealed, curdled; curdling

Ancestry of “πηκτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “πηκτικός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι
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