πολιορκία

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • siege of a city

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek πόλις (city, city state, city-state, fortified town) + Ancient Greek ἕρκος (fence, wall, enclosure, defense)root from Proto-Indo-European *serḱ- (mend, fence).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*serḱ-

Gloss

mend, fence

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

垣, 柵

Emoji
🤺

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