Where does “ἄλοχος” come from?

ἄλοχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόχος, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

ἄλοχος (Ancient Greek): partner of one's bed, wife; concubine; unwed...

Definitions

  1. partner of one's bed, wife; concubine; unwed...

Ancestry of “ἄλοχος”, step by step

ἄλοχος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λόχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
2Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
3Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

via Ancient Greek λέχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέχοςcouch, bed; bier; marriage-bed: and generally,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlégʰos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Ancient Greek ᾱ̔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
2Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
3Egyptian𓃾—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai →Every word from Ancient Greek λέχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek λόχος →