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Where does “χειροδόσιον” come from?

χειροδόσιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χειρόδοτος, from Ancient Greek χείρ, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

χειροδόσιον (Ancient Greek): wages, hire

Definitions

  1. wages, hire

Ancestry of “χειροδόσιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχειρόδοτοςgiven by hand
2Ancient Greekχείρhand
3Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →