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Where does “ε” come from?

ε (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hwe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

ε (Ancient Greek): accusative of οὗ : him

Definitions

  1. accusative of οὗ : him

Ancestry of “ε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichwe—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “ε”

  • Catherine
  • idiot
  • idiosyncratic
  • idiopathic
  • idiotic
  • idiomatic
  • idiocy
  • idiosyncrasy
  • Hecate
  • idiotically
  • idiomatically
  • idiolect
  • idiomaticity
  • idiosyncratically
  • idiotypic
  • idiotype
  • unidiomatic
  • idioventricular
  • idiotism
  • idiophone
  • idiota
  • idiomorphic
  • idiolectal
  • Catherinian
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