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Where does “μήκος” come from?

μήκος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῆκος, from Proto-Hellenic mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos.

μήκος (Greek): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “μήκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῆκοςlength; greatness, magnitude; longitude
2Proto-Hellenicmā́kos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂ḱos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂ḱos →