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Where does “ἀηδής” come from?

ἀηδής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἀηδής (Ancient Greek): disgusting, revolting; unpleasant, odious

Definitions

  1. disgusting, revolting; unpleasant, odious

Ancestry of “ἀηδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἀηδής”

  • αηδιαστικός
  • αηδιασμένος
  • αηδής
  • αηδία
  • αηδιάζω
  • Aedini
  • Aedes
  • ἀηδία
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