Where does “χαρακτηριστικός” come from?

χαρακτηριστικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

χαρακτηριστικός (Ancient Greek): characteristic

Definitions

  1. characteristic

Ancestry of “χαρακτηριστικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαρακτηρίζωto designate by a characteristic mark
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “χαρακτηριστικός”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -ίζω →