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Where does “ἰχθυουλκός” come from?

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

ἰχθυουλκός (Ancient Greek): angler

Definitions

  1. angler

Ancestry of “ἰχθυουλκός”, step by step

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