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Where does “ἀθανασία” come from?

ἀθανασία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἀθανασία (Ancient Greek): immortality

Definitions

  1. immortality

Ancestry of “ἀθανασία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἀθανασία”

  • tansy
  • αθανασία
  • tanesie
  • t'naisie
  • athanasia
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