Where does “ικανός” come from?

ικανός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἱκανός, from Ancient Greek ἱκνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ἵκω, from Proto-Indo-European seyk- — to reach, grasp; to pour, strain; to wither.

ικανός (Greek): able, capable, skilled, able-bodied, competent;...

Definitions

  1. able, capable, skilled, able-bodied, competent;...

Ancestry of “ικανός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱκανόςbecoming, befitting, sufficient
2Ancient GreekἱκνέομαιTo come, reach, arrive at; To be appropriate,...
3Ancient Greekἵκωto come; to come to, arrive at; to reach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyk-to reach, grasp; to pour, strain; to wither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyk- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἵκω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἱκνέομαι →