Where does “πολιορκητικός” come from?
πολιορκητικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολιορκέω, from Ancient Greek ἕρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.
Ancestry of “πολιορκητικός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πολιορκέω | to besiege, blockade |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἕρκος | fence, enclosure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | serḱ- | to emend, make good, recompense |
Words derived from “πολιορκητικός”