Where does “θνητός” come from?

θνητός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θνητός, from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

θνητός (Greek): mortal

Definitions

  1. mortal

Ancestry of “θνητός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθνητόςliable to death, mortal; befitting mortals
2Ancient GreekθνῄσκωI die; I am dead; to be killed
3Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
4Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -σκω →Every word from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω →