Where does “πολιορκία” come from?

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

πολιορκία (Ancient Greek): siege of a city

Definitions

  1. siege of a city

Ancestry of “πολιορκία”, step by step

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