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
Ancestry of “Εἵλως”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἁλίσκομαι | to be captured |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |