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Where does “Πολῠξένη” come from?

Πολῠξένη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολῠ́ξενος, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Ancestry of “Πολῠξένη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολῠ́ξενοςentertaining many guests
2Ancient Greekπολῠ-many; much, a lot
3Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “Πολῠξένη”

  • Πολυξένη
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