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Where does “διοπετής” come from?

διοπετής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -πετής, from Ancient Greek πίπτω, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

διοπετής (Ancient Greek): Fallen from Zeus, from heaven; An image of the...

Definitions

  1. Fallen from Zeus, from heaven; An image of the...

Ancestry of “διοπετής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-πετήςone who falls from, where, or in the way the...
2Ancient Greekπίπτωto fall, throw oneself down
3Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “διοπετής”

  • diopetes
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