Where does “τέμενος” come from?

τέμενος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European temh₂nos, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

τέμενος (Ancient Greek): a piece of ground cut or marked off, precinct; a...

Definitions

  1. a piece of ground cut or marked off, precinct; a...

Ancestry of “τέμενος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂nos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “τέμενος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂nos →