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Where does “ἀγαπητός” come from?

ἀγαπητός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ἀγαπητός (Ancient Greek): beloved, dear; desirable, delightful; worthy of...

Definitions

  1. beloved, dear; desirable, delightful; worthy of...

Ancestry of “ἀγαπητός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τοςCreates perfective passive verbal adjectives;...
2Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →