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Where does “κόρις” come from?

κόρις (Ancient Greek) comes from New Latin -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

κόρις (Ancient Greek): bedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort

Definitions

  1. bedbug; a type of fish; a type of St John's wort

Ancestry of “κόρις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latin-opsisresembling in appearance; resembling structure
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “κόρις”

  • coreopsis
  • coreopsis
  • κοριός
  • Coreopsis
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