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Where does “δειμός” come from?

δειμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dwey-mós, from Proto-Indo-European dwey- — to fear.

δειμός (Ancient Greek): fear, terror

Definitions

  1. fear, terror

Ancestry of “δειμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-mós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwey-to fear

Words derived from “δειμός”

  • Deimos
  • Deimosian
  • Δεῖμος
  • Deimos
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