Where does “τρισκακοδαίμων” come from?

τρισκακοδαίμων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δαίμων, from Ancient Greek δαίω, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

τρισκακοδαίμων (Ancient Greek): thrice unlucky

Definitions

  1. thrice unlucky

Ancestry of “τρισκακοδαίμων”, step by step

τρισκακοδαίμων traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δαίμων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδαίμωνgod, goddess; departed soul; demon, evil spirit
2Ancient Greekδαίωto light up, to kindle, to set on fire; to burn...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Ancient Greek τρῐ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῐ́ςthrice”, “three times; thrice
2Proto-Hellenic*trís

via Ancient Greek κακός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκακόςAs a measure of quality: bad, worthless, useless;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Ancient Greek δαίω
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