English
ktetic
Ktetic comes from Ancient Greek κτητικός ‘possessive’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *tek- ‘to take by the hand’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tek-‘to take by the hand’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκτητικόςktētikós‘possessive’
- Englishtodayktetic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tek-‘to take by the hand’root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκτητικόςktētikós‘possessive’
- Englishtodayktetic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tek- ‘to take by the hand’
Today it means
adj possessive
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tek- / ktetic