Where does “περικοπή” come from?

περικοπή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περικοπή, from Ancient Greek περικόπτω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

περικοπή (Greek): quotation, extract, citation; cutback,...

Definitions

  1. quotation, extract, citation; cutback,...

Ancestry of “περικοπή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερικοπήsection
2Ancient Greekπερικόπτωto cut all round, mutilate, trim off, prune, cut away
3Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
4New Latinheliumhelium
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω