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
- ripe olive
Ancestry of “δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ)”, step by step
δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ) traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δρῠοπέτης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δρῠοπέτης | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πίπτω | to fall, throw oneself down |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Ancient Greek δρῡ́πεψ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δρῡ́πεψ | ripened on a tree, ripe |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πέσσω | I soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | péťťō | to cook; to ripen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷ-ye- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Ancient Greek δρῠπεπής
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δρῠπεπής | ripened on a tree, quite ripe |