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Where does “στυγνός” come from?

στυγνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στυγέω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

στυγνός (Ancient Greek): hated, abhorred; hateful or hostile to one;...

Definitions

  1. hated, abhorred; hateful or hostile to one;...

Ancestry of “στυγνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστυγέω—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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