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Where does “δῆλος” come from?

δῆλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

δῆλος (Ancient Greek): visible; conspicuous; manifest

Definitions

  1. visible; conspicuous; manifest

Ancestry of “δῆλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “δῆλος”

  • adelite
  • adelomorfo
  • delomorfo
  • Delonix
  • δηλόω
  • ἄδηλος
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