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Where does “εἰσβολή” come from?

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

εἰσβολή (Ancient Greek): attack, assault, invasion, inroad

Definitions

  1. attack, assault, invasion, inroad

Ancestry of “εἰσβολή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰσβάλλωto throw into; to assault, invade; to empty into
2Ancient Greekεἰσ-into
3Ancient Greekεἰςinto
4Proto-Hellenicens—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →