Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “ἔχω” come from?

ἔχω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

ἔχω (Ancient Greek): I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...

Definitions

  1. I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...

Ancestry of “ἔχω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichékʰō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “ἔχω”

  • scheme
  • sketch
  • epoch
  • schema
  • Antioch
  • schematic
  • sketching
  • hectic
  • scheming
  • Antiochus
  • eunuch
  • schematically
  • sketchy
  • schemata
  • epochal
  • sketchbook
  • schemer
  • entelechy
  • sketcher
  • sketchily
  • Ophiuchus
  • epochmaking
  • Antiochian
  • synechia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →