Where does “ποικιλία” come from?

ποικιλία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποικίλος, from Ancient Greek ποικιλός, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

ποικιλία (Greek): variety, selection; selection; variety

Definitions

  1. variety, selection; selection; variety

Ancestry of “ποικιλία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποικίλοςpied, dappled, worked in various colors,...
2Ancient Greekποικιλόςpied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικιλός →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικίλος →