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Where does “οὐραῖος” come from?

οὐραῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

οὐραῖος (Ancient Greek): of the tail; uraeus, sacred asp

Definitions

  1. of the tail; uraeus, sacred asp

Ancestry of “οὐραῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-αῖος—
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “οὐραῖος”

  • uraeus
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