Where does “ξυλόκαρφο” come from?
ξυλόκαρφο (Greek) comes from Greek ξύλο, from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
ξυλόκαρφο (Greek): wooden dowel, peg, treenail
Definitions
- wooden dowel, peg, treenail
Ancestry of “ξυλόκαρφο”, step by step
ξυλόκαρφο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek ξύλο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ξύλο | wood; stick; beating, thrashing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξύλον | cut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Greek καρφί
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | καρφί | nail metal fastener used for joining wood, etc |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καρφίον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάρφος | arid stalk, dry twig, chip of wood |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρφω | to dry up, wither, shrivel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |