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Where does “εὐθυντηρία” come from?

εὐθυντηρία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εὐθῡντήρῐος, from Ancient Greek εὐθῡντήρ, from Ancient Greek εὐθῡ́νω, from Ancient Greek εὐθῠ́ς — straight, direct.

εὐθυντηρία (Ancient Greek): The part of a ship where the rudder was attached;...

Definitions

  1. The part of a ship where the rudder was attached;...

Ancestry of “εὐθυντηρία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐθῡντήρῐοςmaking straight, directing
2Ancient Greekεὐθῡντήρcorrector
3Ancient Greekεὐθῡ́νωI lead straight
4Ancient Greekεὐθῠ́ςstraight, direct
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