ἄναλκις
Ancient Greek
adj-3rd
Definitions
- weak, feeble, ineffectual
- cowardly, invalorous
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek ἀλκή (strength, force, prowess) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (defend, protect, ward off, close).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂lek-
Gloss
defend, protect, ward off, close
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Alcesimarchus Latin
- ulciscor Latin
- Σιτάλκης Ancient Greek
- ἀλκή Ancient Greek
- ἀρχός Ancient Greek
- ἄλκιμος Ancient Greek
- Ἀλέξανδρος Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκάθοος Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκίνοος Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκίφρων Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκαμένης Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκαῖος Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκιβιάδης Ancient Greek
- Ἀλκμήνη Ancient Greek
- Ἀνταλκίδας Ancient Greek
- Ἄλκηστις Ancient Greek
- *h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂lek-s- Proto-Indo-European
- *algōną Proto-Germanic
- *alhs Proto-Germanic
- रक्षा Sanskrit
- रक्षिका Sanskrit
- *Hrakš- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *aléksō Proto-Hellenic