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Where does “πόλιον” come from?

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

πόλιον (Ancient Greek): felty germander

Definitions

  1. felty germander

Ancestry of “πόλιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολιόςgrey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a...
2Proto-Hellenicpoľľós—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolH-yós—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “πόλιον”

  • polite
  • politely
  • politeness
  • extrapolation
  • extrapolate
  • impolite
  • interpolate
  • impoliteness
  • politesse
  • interpolator
  • impolitely
  • unpolite
  • extrapolative
  • interpolatory
  • unpoliteness
  • overpolite
  • extrapolatory
  • polissoir
  • politure
  • extrapolatable
  • superpolite
  • overextrapolation
  • superpoliteness
  • underextrapolation
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