Where does “κρούω” come from?

κρούω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρούω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

κρούω (Greek): strike

Definitions

  1. strike

Ancestry of “κρούω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρούωstrike, smite; clap hands; tap
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κρούω