Where does “λεπτός” come from?
λεπτός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
λεπτός (Ancient Greek): peeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
Definitions
- peeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
Ancestry of “λεπτός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “λεπτός”