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Where does “τυφλόν” come from?

τυφλόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τυφλός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

τυφλόν (Ancient Greek): masculine accusative singular of τῠφλός; neuter...

Definitions

  1. masculine accusative singular of τῠφλός; neuter...

Ancestry of “τυφλόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτυφλόςblind; blind, dark, unseen, dim, obscure; blindly
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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