Where does “ἄξιος” come from?

ἄξιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ἄξιος (Ancient Greek): counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like...

Definitions

  1. counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like...

Ancestry of “ἄξιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγωto lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
2Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ἄξιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ágō →