Where does “ὀκτάκνημος” come from?

ὀκτάκνημος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κνήμη, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.

ὀκτάκνημος (Ancient Greek): with eight spokes (of a wheel)

Definitions

  1. with eight spokes (of a wheel)

Ancestry of “ὀκτάκνημος”, step by step

ὀκτάκνημος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κνήμη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκνήμηshin, tibia; spoke of a wheel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

via Ancient Greek ὀκτώ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀκτώeight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →Every word from Ancient Greek κνήμη →