Where does “σκῆπτρον” come from?

σκῆπτρον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

σκῆπτρον (Ancient Greek): a staff, stick to lean on, used by lame or aged...

Definitions

  1. a staff, stick to lean on, used by lame or aged...

Ancestry of “σκῆπτρον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
2Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “σκῆπτρον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →