Where does “τερατοτοκέω” come from?

τερατοτοκέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τόκος, from Ancient Greek τίκτω, from Proto-Hellenic tíktō, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

τερατοτοκέω (Ancient Greek): to give birth to a monster

Definitions

  1. to give birth to a monster

Ancestry of “τερατοτοκέω”, step by step

τερατοτοκέω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τόκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόκοςchildbirth, parturition; offspring; interest
2Ancient GreekτίκτωI beget, give birth to; I bear, produce, generate
3Proto-Hellenictíktōto beget
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Ancient Greek τέρας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέραςsign, marvel, wonder; divine sign, omen, portent;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tíktō →Every word from Ancient Greek τίκτω →