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Where does “πᾰ́λῐν” come from?

πᾰ́λῐν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πάλις, from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥His, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

πᾰ́λῐν (Ancient Greek): back, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,...

Definitions

  1. back, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,...

Ancestry of “πᾰ́λῐν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάλις—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷl̥His—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “πᾰ́λῐν”

  • palimpsest
  • palindrome
  • palindromic
  • palinode
  • palimpsestic
  • palingenesis
  • palilalia
  • palinodic
  • palinspastic
  • palinopsia
  • nonpalindromic
  • palinspastically
  • palindromist
  • palindromicity
  • pali-
  • palilogy
  • palillogy
  • palinacousis
  • palinodial
  • palinodist
  • heteropalindrome
  • palindromize
  • palindromization
  • pseudopalindromic
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