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Where does “Εἵλως” come from?

Εἵλως (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἁλίσκομαι, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Εἵλως (Ancient Greek): a helot

Definitions

  1. a helot

Ancestry of “Εἵλως”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁλίσκομαιto be captured
2Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
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