Where does “Antiochus” come from?

Antiochus derives from Latin Antiochus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίοχος, composed of ἔχω meaning "to hold" and the Proto-Indo-European root seǵʰ- meaning "to hold" or "to have."

Ancestry of “Antiochus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAntiochus
2Ancient GreekἈντίοχος
3Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
4Proto-Hellenichékʰōto have
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “Antiochus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic hékʰōEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔχω