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Where does “λυδία” come from?

λυδία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

λυδία (Ancient Greek): beautiful one, noble one

Definitions

  1. beautiful one, noble one

Ancestry of “λυδία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “λυδία”

  • Lydia
  • Liddy
  • Lydian
  • hypolydian
  • Lydia
  • Lídia
  • Lidija
  • Λυδία
  • Λυδία
  • Lilia
  • Lulia
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