Etymograph

English

Tychicus

Tychicus comes from Ancient Greek τῠ́χη ‘act of god’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- ‘to produce, yield’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewgʰ-‘to produce, yield’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰúkʰāreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῠ́χη‘act of god’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤυχικόςTukhikós
  5. EnglishtodayTychicus

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewgʰ-‘to produce, yield’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰúkʰāreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῠ́χη‘act of god’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤυχικόςTukhikós
  5. EnglishtodayTychicus

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- ‘to produce, yield’

daughter, dock, dow, doughty, 12 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical use in English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- / Tychicus

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