Where does “ὅρκος” come from?

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

ὅρκος (Ancient Greek): the object by which one swears, the witness of an...

Definitions

  1. the object by which one swears, the witness of an...

Ancestry of “ὅρκος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ὅρκος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ-