Etymograph

English

ktetory

Ktetory comes from Ancient Greek κτήτωρ ‘owner, possessor’, from Proto-Indo-European *tk-éh₁- ‘acquisition’, and ultimately from *tek- ‘to take by the hand’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tek-‘to take by the hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tk-éh₁-‘acquisition’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκτάομαι‘I possess’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκτήτωρktḗtōr‘owner, possessor’
  5. Englishtodayktetory

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tek-‘to take by the hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tk-éh₁-‘acquisition’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκτάομαι‘I possess’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκτήτωρktḗtōr‘owner, possessor’
  5. Englishtodayktetory

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *tek- ‘to take by the hand’

check, chess, toilet, shah, 8 more

Today it means

noun An Eastern Orthodox church or monastery built or reconstructed by a ktetor.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tek- / ktetory

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