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Where does “λεῖος” come from?

λεῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λεῖϝος, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁y-u- — smooth.

λεῖος (Ancient Greek): smooth to the touch; smooth, plain, not...

Definitions

  1. smooth to the touch; smooth, plain, not...

Ancestry of “λεῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεῖϝος—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁y-u-smooth

Words derived from “λεῖος”

  • leiotrichous
  • لص
  • λιώνω
  • λεία
  • λείος
  • αρχιληστής
  • ληστής
  • Ornitholestes
  • -lestes
  • Liostenogaster
  • leio-
  • Leiolejeunea
  • Leiothrix
  • Leiothrichidae
  • ληΐς
  • λεία
  • λῃστής
  • λειῶ
  • ܠܣܛܐ
  • לסטיא
  • לסטא
  • λιώνω
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