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Where does “ἕρκος” come from?

ἕρκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

ἕρκος (Ancient Greek): fence, enclosure

Definitions

  1. fence, enclosure

Ancestry of “ἕρκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

Words derived from “ἕρκος”

  • herkogamy
  • poliorcetics
  • herkogamous
  • poliorcétique
  • πολιορκητικά
  • πολιορκητικός
  • πολιορκέω
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