Where does “ἱστοδόκη” come from?

ἱστοδόκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἱστός, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ἱστοδόκη (Ancient Greek): mast-holder, a piece of wood standing up from the stern, on which the mast rested when let down

Definitions

  1. mast-holder, a piece of wood standing up from the stern, on which the mast rested when let down

Ancestry of “ἱστοδόκη”, step by step

ἱστοδόκη traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἱστός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱστόςmast; shinbone; an constellation
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Ancient Greek [[δοχή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek[[δοχή—

via Ancient Greek δοκή]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοκή]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἱστός →