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Where does “εὐγενής” come from?

εὐγενής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

εὐγενής (Ancient Greek): well-born, noble; noble-minded, generous;...

Definitions

  1. well-born, noble; noble-minded, generous;...

Ancestry of “εὐγενής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὖwell
2Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
3Proto-Hellenicehu-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “εὐγενής”

  • Eugenia
  • Eugenius
  • Yevgeny
  • eugenol
  • isoeugenol
  • Eugenius
  • Eugenio
  • Евгения
  • Евге́ний
  • Евгений
  • Eižens
  • Jevgeņijs
  • Jevgēnijs
  • Jevgenijs
  • Ευγενία
  • ευγενής
  • ευγενικός
  • Eugenia
  • Εὐγένιος
  • Εὐγενία
  • Êugêniô
  • Եվգենի
  • Yevgeny
  • Яўгенія
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