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Where does “Θεαίτητος” come from?

Θεαίτητος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἰτητός, from Ancient Greek αἰτέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “Θεαίτητος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἰτητόςasked for, requested
2Ancient Greekαἰτέωto ask for, crave, demand, beg , ; or with object...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “Θεαίτητος”

  • Theaetetus
  • Teeteto
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