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Where does “τρισκελής” come from?

τρισκελής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

τρισκελής (Ancient Greek): three-legged

Definitions

  1. three-legged

Ancestry of “τρισκελής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
3Proto-Indo-European-ess—
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “τρισκελής”

  • triscele
  • tríscele
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