Where does “ἅλωσις” come from?

ἅλωσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἁλίσκομαι, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

ἅλωσις (Ancient Greek): capture, conquest

Definitions

  1. capture, conquest

Ancestry of “ἅλωσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁλίσκομαιto be captured
2Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -σκωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἁλίσκομαι
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