English
amphictyony
Amphictyony comes from Ancient Greek ἀμφικτυονία.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμφικτυονίαamphiktuonía
- Englishtodayamphictyony
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμφικτυονίαamphiktuonía
- Englishtodayamphictyony
A compound of ἀμφί ‘around, near’ + κτίζω ‘I found, people’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘face’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi ‘round about, around’
Proto-Hellenic *ampʰí
Ancient Greek ἀμφί ‘around, near’
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to settle’
Ancient Greek κτίζω ‘I found, people’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀμφικτυονία
Today it means
noun A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀμφικτυονία / amphictyony