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Where does “πολιός” come from?

πολιός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic poľľós, from Proto-Indo-European polH-yós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

πολιός (Ancient Greek): grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a...

Definitions

  1. grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a...

Ancestry of “πολιός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpoľľós—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolH-yós—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “πολιός”

  • polite
  • politely
  • politeness
  • polio
  • extrapolation
  • extrapolate
  • impolite
  • poliomyelitis
  • interpolate
  • poliovirus
  • impoliteness
  • politesse
  • interpolator
  • impolitely
  • unpolite
  • postpolio
  • extrapolative
  • interpolatory
  • unpoliteness
  • postpoliomyelitis
  • overpolite
  • nonpolio
  • extrapolatory
  • polissoir
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