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Where does “λιτανεία” come from?

λιτανεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

λιτανεία (Ancient Greek): prayer

Definitions

  1. prayer

Ancestry of “λιτανεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “λιτανεία”

  • litany
  • litanic
  • litania
  • letanía
  • litania
  • litanie
  • litanique
  • ladainha
  • litania
  • ladaíña
  • letanie
  • litannie
  • ledaỹa
  • litania
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