ἀρκέω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- to ward off, keep off
- (+ dative) to defend
- to assist, succour
- to be strong enough, am sufficient, suffice
- to suffice, am enough for, satisfy
- to be enough, be strong enough, avail, hold out
- (passive) to be satisfied with
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (guard, protect, hold, shut in), *h₂erk- (guard, protect, hold, shut in).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂erk-
Gloss
guard, protect, hold, shut in
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- coerce English
- coercion English
- Lupercus Latin
- Orcus Latin
- abarceo Latin
- arca Latin
- arcanus Latin
- arceo Latin
- arcera Latin
- arceō Latin
- arcānus Latin
- arx Latin
- coerceo Latin
- exerceo Latin
- exercitium Latin
- exercitus Latin
- exercitāre Latin
- exercitātiōnem Latin
- porceo Latin
- arkan German
- ποδάρκης Ancient Greek
- πούς Ancient Greek
- ἐπ' Ancient Greek
- ἐπαρκέω Ancient Greek
- *h₂(e)rk-, *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European
- արգել Armenian
- ارگ Persian
- αρκετά Greek (modern)
- επάρκεια Greek (modern)
- επαρκής Greek (modern)
- επαρκώ Greek (modern)
- επαρκώς Greek (modern)
- արգել Old Armenian
- արգելան Old Armenian
- արգելանիմ Old Armenian
- արգելոց Old Armenian
- *arkeō Proto-Italic
- *pe-arkō, *pearkō Proto-Italic
- ἐπάρκεια grc-koi
- ἐπαρκής grc-koi
- ἐπαρκώς grc-koi