Where does “ἑλκύω” come from?

ἑλκύω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕλκω, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

ἑλκύω (Ancient Greek): Synonym of ἕλκω

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ἕλκω

Ancestry of “ἑλκύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕλκωto drag
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “ἑλκύω

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk-Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλκω
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