Where does “ακτήμων” come from?

ακτήμων (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκτήμων, from Ancient Greek κτάομαι, from Proto-Indo-European tk-éh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European tek- — to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave.

ακτήμων (Greek): landless

Definitions

  1. landless

Ancestry of “ακτήμων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκτήμωνwithout property, poor, possessionless
2Ancient Greekκτάομαιto get, obtain, acquire, gain, win; to bring on...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantk-éh₂-acquisition
4Proto-Indo-Europeantek-to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-éh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek κτάομαι