Where does “σκεπτικός” come from?

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

σκεπτικός (Ancient Greek): thoughtful, inquiring; a sceptic, a member of the...

Definitions

  1. thoughtful, inquiring; a sceptic, a member of the...

Ancestry of “σκεπτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
2Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “σκεπτικός”

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