Where does “poikilo-” come from?

poikilo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ποικίλος, from Ancient Greek ποικιλός, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

poikilo- (English): variegated or variable

Definitions

  1. variegated or variable

Ancestry of “poikilo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποικίλοςpied, dappled, worked in various colors,...
2Ancient Greekποικιλόςpied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “poikilo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικιλός →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικίλος →