poliorcetic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπολιορκέω“to besiege, blockade”
2. Koine Greek · learned borrowing fromπολιορκητικός“relating to poliorcetics, poliorcetic”
3. English todaypoliorcetic

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πολιορκητικός (poliorkētikós, “relating to poliorcetics, poliorcetic”), from Ancient Greek πολιορκέω (poliorkéō, “to besiege, blockade”).