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Where does “Νεφέλη” come from?

Νεφέλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νέφος, from Proto-Hellenic népʰos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Νεφέλη (Ancient Greek): cloud, mass of clouds; cloud in urine; cloud on a...

Definitions

  1. cloud, mass of clouds; cloud in urine; cloud on a...

Ancestry of “Νεφέλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνέφοςcloud
2Proto-Hellenicnépʰos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Νεφέλη”

  • nepheline
  • nephelite
  • nephelinite
  • nephelometer
  • nephelometry
  • nephelinitic
  • immunonephelometry
  • nephelococcygia
  • nephelinic
  • nepheloscope
  • cloud-cuckoo-land
  • photonephelometer
  • nepheligenous
  • nefelibata
  • Epinephelus
  • Epinephelinae
  • Νεφελοκοκκυγία
  • νεφελοβάτης
  • νεφεληγερέτα
  • ἐπινέφελος
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