Where does “ἑλκυστήρ” come from?
ἑλκυστήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕλκω, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
Ancestry of “ἑλκυστήρ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἕλκω | to drag |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |
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