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Where does “μάλιστα” come from?

μάλιστα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰ́λᾰ, from Indo-European *mel-.

μάλιστα (Ancient Greek): most, most of all, above all

Definitions

  1. most, most of all, above all

Ancestry of “μάλιστα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́λᾰ—
2Indo-European*mel-—
Every word from Indo-European *mel- →