ποικίλος

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2

Definitions

pied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
changeful, various, varying, variegated
(metaphorically) changeful, manifold, diversified
intricate, complex, complicated
(of knowledge) abstruse, subtle
(of persons) subtle, artful, wily
changeable, unstable, doubtful

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (paint, color, spot, mark, draw, adorn, colour, form, draw write, hostile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peyḱ-

Gloss

paint, color, spot, mark, draw, adorn, colour, form, draw write, hostile

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

塗

Emoji

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