Where does “ἀμφικτυονία” come from?

ἀμφικτυονία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμφί, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ancestry of “ἀμφικτυονία”, step by step

ἀμφικτυονία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀμφί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφί
2Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Ancient Greek κτίζω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτίζωto people; to found, build, establish; to plant
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “ἀμφικτυονία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀξύς →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμφί →