τόκος
Alt. τόκος, ὁ,
Etym. τίκτω
I. "a bringing forth, childbirth, parturition", Il.; in pl., Soph., Eur.
2. "the time of parturition", Hdt.
II. "the offspring, young, a child, son", Hom., Aesch., etc.
2. metaph. "the produce of money" lent out, "interest", Lat. usura, Ar., etc.; ἐπὶ τόκῳ or ἐπὶ τόκον δανείζεσθαι to borrow at "interest", Dem.; τόκοι τόκων "compound interest", Ar.
3. the "produce" of land, Xen.