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Where does “ποιός” come from?

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

ποιός (Ancient Greek): Οf a certain nature, kind or quality

Definitions

  1. Οf a certain nature, kind or quality

Ancestry of “ποιός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ποιός”

  • ποιότητα
  • ποιότης
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