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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολιορκέωto besiege, blockade
2Ancient Greekἕρκοςfence, enclosure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

Words derived from “πολιορκητικός”

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