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Where does “ἀγαθός” come from?

ἀγαθός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic əgatʰós, from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ἀγαθός (Ancient Greek): good, brave, noble, moral; fortunate, lucky;...

Definitions

  1. good, brave, noble, moral; fortunate, lucky;...

Ancestry of “ἀγαθός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicəgatʰós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanm̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ósmade great; whose deeds are great
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ἀγαθός”

  • Agatha
  • Aggie
  • Aggieland
  • agathokakological
  • agathism
  • agathology
  • agathological
  • agathist
  • Agathocles
  • Agatocle
  • Àgata
  • Àgueda
  • Agate
  • Agita
  • Agatha
  • αγαθός
  • Ἀγάθαρχος
  • καλός καί ἀγαθός
  • καλός κἀγαθός
  • Ἀγαθή
  • Ἀγαθοκλῆς
  • ἀγαθοποιέω
  • ἀγαθοεργέω
  • ἀγαθοποιΐα
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