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Where does “χαίτη” come from?

χαίτη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it- — curly hair.

χαίτη (Ancient Greek): loose, flowing hair; used especially of back...

Definitions

  1. loose, flowing hair; used especially of back...

Ancestry of “χαίτη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₂it-curly hair

Words derived from “χαίτη”

  • chaetognath
  • chaeta
  • macrochaeta
  • microchaeta
  • chaetophorous
  • macrochaeta
  • χαίτη
  • Chaetornis
  • Chaetopidae
  • Chaetognatha
  • Chaetothyriomycetidae
  • Chaetops
  • Chaetodon
  • Chaetodontidae
  • macrochaeta
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