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Where does “βῐ́ᾱ” come from?

βῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

βῐ́ᾱ (Ancient Greek): bodily strength, force; act of violence

Definitions

  1. bodily strength, force; act of violence

Ancestry of “βῐ́ᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force

Words derived from “βῐ́ᾱ”

  • Alcibiades
  • Alcibiades
  • Alcibiade
  • Alcibiade
  • βία
  • Αλκιβιάδης
  • Biatas
  • βιατάς
  • Ἀλκιβιάδης
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