Where does “λύπη” come from?

λύπη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

λύπη (Ancient Greek): sadness; suffering, affliction

Definitions

  1. sadness; suffering, affliction

Ancestry of “λύπη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “λύπη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →