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Where does “Παντελεήμων” come from?

Παντελεήμων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “Παντελεήμων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
2Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
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
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