Where does “πολιορκητικά” come from?

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

πολιορκητικά (Ancient Greek): things related to sieges

Definitions

  1. things related to sieges

Ancestry of “πολιορκητικά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολιορκέωto besiege, blockade
2Ancient Greekἕρκοςfence, enclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕρκος →Every word from Ancient Greek πολιορκέω →