Where does “σωτήρ” come from?
σωτήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
σωτήρ (Ancient Greek): saviour, deliverer, preserver
Definitions
- saviour, deliverer, preserver
Ancestry of “σωτήρ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σῴζω | I save |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “σωτήρ”