Where does “ἐγχειρίδιος” come from?

ἐγχειρίδιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χείρ, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

ἐγχειρίδιος (Ancient Greek): fitting in the hand

Definitions

  1. fitting in the hand

Ancestry of “ἐγχειρίδιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχείρhand
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “ἐγχειρίδιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →