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Where does “εἷς” come from?

εἷς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hens, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

εἷς (Ancient Greek): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “εἷς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichenscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “εἷς”

  • deal
  • dyadic
  • hyphen
  • dealing
  • dyad
  • hyphenation
  • diagnosis
  • hyphenate
  • epididymis
  • diameter
  • henotheism
  • epididymitis
  • devil
  • neodymium
  • diet
  • hendecasyllabic
  • epididymal
  • dialogue
  • hendecasyllable
  • hendiadys
  • diagram
  • praseodymium
  • hyphenism
  • dialog
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