Where does “elenku” come from?

elenku (Maltese) comes from Italian elenco, from Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος, from Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʰ- — to revile?.

elenku (Maltese): inventory, list, catalog

Definitions

  1. inventory, list, catalog

Ancestry of “elenku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelencolist, pile; directory, phone book; calendar
2Latinelenchuscostly trinket; refutation
3Ancient Greekἔλεγχοςargument of disproof, refutation; reproach,...
4Ancient Greekἐλέγχωdisgrace, put to shame; cross-examine, question;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʰ-to revile?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος →