Where does “παλίμψηστος” come from?
παλίμψηστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πάλιν, from Ancient Greek πάλις, from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥His, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
παλίμψηστος (Ancient Greek): scratched or scraped again
Definitions
- scratched or scraped again
Ancestry of “παλίμψηστος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πάλιν | back, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάλις | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷl̥His | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “παλίμψηστος”