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Where does “δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ)” come from?

δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ) (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δρῠοπέτης, 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.

δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ) (Ancient Greek): ripe olive

Definitions

  1. ripe olive

Ancestry of “δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρῠοπέτης—
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 “δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ)”

  • drupe
  • drupal
  • drupaceous
  • drupelet
  • drupelike
  • polydrupe
  • drupa
  • drupa
  • drupa
  • drupaceo
  • drupe
  • drupacé
  • δρύπη
  • δρῠ́ππᾱ
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