Where does “Ἄρειος πάγος” come from?
Ἄρειος πάγος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης, from Ancient Greek ἀρή — bane, ruin.
Ἄρειος πάγος (Ancient Greek): Areopagus
Ancestry of “Ἄρειος πάγος”, step by step
Ἄρειος πάγος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ἄρειος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρειος | devoted to Ares; pertaining to Ares |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄρης | Ares; the planet Mars; {{l|en|Ares}} |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρή | bane, ruin |
via Ancient Greek πάγος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πάγος | mountain peak, rocky hill; frost |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πήγνυμι | I secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
Words derived from “Ἄρειος πάγος”