Where does “χειρόδοτος” come from?

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

χειρόδοτος (Ancient Greek): given by hand

Definitions

  1. given by hand

Ancestry of “χειρόδοτος”, step by step

χειρόδοτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χείρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχείρhand
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Ancient Greek δοτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοτόςgranted; given
2Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “χειρόδοτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →