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Where does “εἰσέρχομαι” come from?

εἰσέρχομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰσ-, from Ancient Greek εἰς, from Proto-Hellenic ens, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

εἰσέρχομαι (Ancient Greek): to go into, enter, invade

Definitions

  1. to go into, enter, invade

Ancestry of “εἰσέρχομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰσ-into
2Ancient Greekεἰςinto
3Proto-Hellenicens—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →