Where does “σκηπτοῦχος” come from?
σκηπτοῦχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
σκηπτοῦχος (Ancient Greek): bearing a staff, baton or sceptre, as the badge of command
Definitions
- bearing a staff, baton or sceptre, as the badge of command
Ancestry of “σκηπτοῦχος”, step by step
σκηπτοῦχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἔχω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Ancient Greek σκήπτω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σκήπτω | to prop, stay, press one thing against or upon... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
Words derived from “σκηπτοῦχος”