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Where does “τήκω” come from?

τήκω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

τήκω (Ancient Greek): to melt, melt down; to dissolve, cause to waste...

Definitions

  1. to melt, melt down; to dissolve, cause to waste...

Ancestry of “τήκω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...

Words derived from “τήκω”

  • eutectic
  • eutectoid
  • proeutectoid
  • hypereutectic
  • hypereutectoid
  • hypoeutectoid
  • hypoeutectic
  • εὔτηκτος
  • τῆξις
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