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Where does “ἀκόντῐον” come from?

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

ἀκόντῐον (Ancient Greek): javelin; javelin exercise

Definitions

  1. javelin; javelin exercise

Ancestry of “ἀκόντῐον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄκωνunwilling
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓έκων—
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 “ἀκόντῐον”

  • acontia
  • acontial
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