Where does “ποικιλομήτης” come from?

ποικιλομήτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Μῆτις, from Ancient Greek μῆτις, from Proto-Indo-European méh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

ποικιλομήτης (Ancient Greek): one full of tricks and wiles epithet of Odysseus and sometimes of Zeus and Hermes

Definitions

  1. one full of tricks and wiles epithet of Odysseus and sometimes of Zeus and Hermes

Ancestry of “ποικιλομήτης”, step by step

ποικιλομήτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Μῆτις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜῆτιςMetis
2Ancient Greekμῆτιςskill; counsel; plan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₁tismeasurement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Ancient Greek ποικίλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποικίλοςpied, dappled, worked in various colors,...
2Ancient Greekποικιλόςpied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₁tis →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆτις →