οἰκοφύλαξ

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

house-guard

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek οἶκος (house, household, home, dwelling, family, dwelling-place, a house) + Ancient Greek φύλαξ (guard).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φύλαξ

Gloss

guard

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

monoecious English
oecium English
oikology English
oikophobe English
oikophobia English
oikos English
oecus Latin
Ökologie German
stenoeco Italian
eco- Spanish, Castilian
γαζοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
δεσμοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
διοίκησις Ancient Greek
εἰρηνοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
θεοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
θησαυροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
κάτοικος Ancient Greek
μέτοικος Ancient Greek
μαγδωλοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
μηλοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
μηνιγγοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
μύλοικος Ancient Greek
ναοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
νομοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
νυκτοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ξενοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
οἰκέω Ancient Greek
οἰκίζω Ancient Greek
οἰκίσκος Ancient Greek
οἰκεῖος Ancient Greek
οἰκιστής Ancient Greek
οἰκογενής Ancient Greek
οἰκοδεσπότης Ancient Greek
οἰκονομία Ancient Greek
οἴκαδε Ancient Greek
οἴκοθεν Ancient Greek
οἶκος Ancient Greek
οἶκόνδε Ancient Greek
πάροικος Ancient Greek
παιδοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
περίοικος Ancient Greek
πρόσοικος Ancient Greek
σκευοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
σκηνοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
φυλακή Ancient Greek
φύλαξ Ancient Greek
χαλαζοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
χιμαιροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
χρυσοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ἀγροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ἄνοικος Ancient Greek
ἄντοικος Ancient Greek
ἄοικος Ancient Greek
ἄποικος Ancient Greek
ἱεροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὀροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὀρφανοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὁρμοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ὁροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
ῥισκοφύλαξ Ancient Greek
*weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
ecônomo Portuguese
éicea- Irish
éici- Irish
eco- Catalan, Valencian
οίκος Greek (modern)
οικο- Greek (modern)
ekologi Indonesian
*wóikos Proto-Hellenic