Where does “temenos” come from?

temenos (English) comes from Ancient Greek τέμενος, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂nos, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

temenos (English): A piece of ground surrounding or adjacent to a...

Definitions

  1. A piece of ground surrounding or adjacent to a...

Ancestry of “temenos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέμενοςa piece of ground cut or marked off, precinct; a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂nos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂nos →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμενος →