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Where does “τοῖος” come from?

τοῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

τοῖος (Ancient Greek): of this sort, such

Definitions

  1. of this sort, such

Ancestry of “τοῖος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
2Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “τοῖος”

  • τοιόσδε
  • τοιοῦτος
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