Where does “ethnicon” come from?

ethnicon (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἐθνικόν, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ethnicon (English): name of a tribe; ethnonym

Definitions

  1. name of a tribe; ethnonym

Ancestry of “ethnicon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐθνικόν
2Ancient Greekἐθνικόςnational
3Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
4Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek ἔθω