Where does “ἀσπιδοχελώνη” come from?

ἀσπιδοχελώνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- — to cut.

ἀσπιδοχελώνη (Ancient Greek): aspidochelone

Definitions

  1. aspidochelone

Ancestry of “ἀσπιδοχελώνη”, step by step

ἀσπιδοχελώνη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀσπίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀσπίςshield; collective, body of men-at-arms; on the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂esp-to cut

via Ancient Greek χελώνη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχελώνηtortoise
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelu-—

Words derived from “ἀσπιδοχελώνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂esp- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς →