Where does “ποικιλόθρονος” come from?

ποικιλόθρονος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποικίλος, from Ancient Greek ποικιλός, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

ποικιλόθρονος (Ancient Greek): having a colourfully adorned throne

Definitions

  1. having a colourfully adorned throne

Ancestry of “ποικιλόθρονος”, step by step

ποικιλόθρονος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via Ancient Greek θρόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθρόνοςseat; throne
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικιλός →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικίλος →