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Where does “θυγάτηρ” come from?

θυγάτηρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

θυγάτηρ (Ancient Greek): daughter; female slave, maid-servant

Definitions

  1. daughter; female slave, maid-servant

Ancestry of “θυγάτηρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “θυγάτηρ”

  • ακριβοθυγατέρα
  • θυγατέρα
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