Where does “φονοκτόνος” come from?

φονοκτόνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κτείνω, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱen-.

φονοκτόνος (Ancient Greek): murdering, slaughtering

Definitions

  1. murdering, slaughtering

Ancestry of “φονοκτόνος”, step by step

φονοκτόνος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κτείνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτείνωto kill, slay
2Proto-Indo-European*tḱen-—

via Ancient Greek φόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφόνοςmurder, slaughter; murder, homicide
2Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰónosmurder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tḱen- →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείνω →