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Where does “πρωτόγονος” come from?

πρωτόγονος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πρωτόγονος (Ancient Greek): first-born

Definitions

  1. first-born

Ancestry of “πρωτόγονος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
2Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
3Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “πρωτόγονος”

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