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Where does “χεῖλος” come from?

χεῖλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

χεῖλος (Ancient Greek): lip; mouth of any animal: snout, beak; edge,...

Definitions

  1. lip; mouth of any animal: snout, beak; edge,...

Ancestry of “χεῖλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “χεῖλος”

  • cheilitis
  • chilopod
  • acheilous
  • cheilo-
  • Chilone
  • χείλος
  • χείλι
  • χειλικός
  • χείλη
  • Chilopoda
  • Cheilostomata
  • chilopodus
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