Where does “προσκυνέω” come from?

προσκυνέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.

προσκυνέω (Ancient Greek): to make obeisance to the gods, fall down and...

Definitions

  1. to make obeisance to the gods, fall down and...

Ancestry of “προσκυνέω”, step by step

προσκυνέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards

via Ancient Greek κυνέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκυνέωto kiss

Words derived from “προσκυνέω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European próti →Every word from Ancient Greek πρός →