Where does “τείχισμα” come from?

τείχισμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τειχίζω, from Ancient Greek τεῖχος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

τείχισμα (Ancient Greek): wall, fort, fortification

Definitions

  1. wall, fort, fortification

Ancestry of “τείχισμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτειχίζωto build a wall; to wall or fortify
2Ancient Greekτεῖχοςmound, earth works; wall; fortified city
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek τεῖχος →Every word from Ancient Greek τειχίζω →