Where does “σκέπτομαι” come from?

σκέπτομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

σκέπτομαι (Ancient Greek): I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think

Definitions

  1. I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think

Ancestry of “σκέπτομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “σκέπτομαι”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai →