aikhme - etyma kai entomoi - tribe.net Tribe.net. Local Connections aikhme jheem http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/6c78c6eb-87ce-40b7-89f6-66158be20084#9473e62a-46c8-4386-8941-5a7a46dcbe6c 2004-12-06T16:13:45Z 2004-12-06T16:13:45Z Greek aikhme 'spear' fr. *aik-sma- fr. PIE *aik'- 'spear, spit, skewer'; cf. Latin ictus 'blow, stroke', Old Church Slavonic igla 'nail', Old Norwegian eigin 'a sprouted seed'. jheem 2004-12-06T16:13:45Z