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Where does “εὔσκιος” come from?

εὔσκιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εὐ-, from Ancient Greek πίων, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

εὔσκιος (Ancient Greek): well-shaded

Definitions

  1. well-shaded

Ancestry of “εὔσκιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐ-good, well
2Ancient Greekπίωνfat, rich; wealthy; abounding, fertile
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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