Where does “τοιχωρύχος” come from?

τοιχωρύχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τοῖχος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

τοιχωρύχος (Ancient Greek): housebreaker, burglar

Definitions

  1. housebreaker, burglar

Ancestry of “τοιχωρύχος”, step by step

τοιχωρύχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τοῖχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτοῖχοςwall (inside a building); partition
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Ancient Greek ὀρύσσω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρύσσωto dig
2Proto-Hellenic*orúťťō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek τοῖχος →