Where does “μήκος” come from?
μήκος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῆκος, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos.
μήκος (Greek): length
Ancestry of “μήκος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῆκος | length; greatness, magnitude; longitude |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́kos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂ḱos | — |