Where does “λεπτόν” come from?

λεπτόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

λεπτόν (Ancient Greek): neuter nominative singular of λεπτός; neuter...

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative singular of λεπτός; neuter...

Ancestry of “λεπτόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “λεπτόν

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπτός
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