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Where does “ἀκολουθῶ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ἀκολουθῶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκολουθέωto follow, go after, go with or with...
2Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἀκολουθῶ”

  • ακολουθώ
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