Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/Héktōr

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From the adjective *héktōr (“holding fast”) (whence Ancient Greek ἕκτωρ (héktōr)), from Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰtōr, from the root *seǵʰ- (“to hold (fast)”). Cognate with Sanskrit साढृ (sā́ḍhṛ, “conqueror; conquering”).

Proper noun

*Héktōr m

1. Hector (a male given name)

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr) (see there for further descendants)
• Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀒𐀵 (e-ko-to /⁠Hektōr⁠/)
  • ⇒ Mycenaean Greek: 𐀁𐀒𐀵𐀪𐀍 (e-ko-to-ri-jo /⁠Hektoriʲos⁠/, “of Hektōr”)