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Where does “φραγέλλιον” come from?

φραγέλλιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

φραγέλλιον (Ancient Greek): a whip

Definitions

  1. a whip

Ancestry of “φραγέλλιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “φραγέλλιον”

  • ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲉⲗⲗⲓⲟⲛ
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