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Where does “τυφλός” come from?

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

τυφλός (Ancient Greek): blind; blind, dark, unseen, dim, obscure; blindly

Definitions

  1. blind; blind, dark, unseen, dim, obscure; blindly

Ancestry of “τυφλός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “τυφλός”

  • typhlitis
  • perityphlitis
  • typhlitic
  • typhl-
  • Leptotyphlops
  • Leptotyphlopidae
  • Typhlops
  • Typhlopidae
  • Typhlopoidea
  • τυφλόν
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