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Where does “διογενής” come from?

διογενής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

διογενής (Ancient Greek): born of Zeus

Definitions

  1. born of Zeus

Ancestry of “διογενής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
2Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “διογενής”

  • Diogenes
  • Diogenic
  • diogenite
  • Diogenean
  • diogenitic
  • Diogenes
  • Diogeno
  • Διογένης
  • Դիոգինէս
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