Where does “πολιορκέω” come from?

πολιορκέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

πολιορκέω (Ancient Greek): to besiege, blockade

Definitions

  1. to besiege, blockade

Ancestry of “πολιορκέω”, step by step

πολιορκέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἕρκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕρκοςfence, enclosure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

via Ancient Greek πόλῐς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόλῐςcity state, city; city

Words derived from “πολιορκέω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕρκος →