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Where does “ἀλήθεια” come from?

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

ἀλήθεια (Ancient Greek): not a lie; truth; the Thummim

Definitions

  1. not a lie; truth; the Thummim

Ancestry of “ἀλήθεια”, 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 “ἀλήθεια”

  • alethic
  • alethically
  • alethiological
  • nonalethic
  • alethiology
  • alethiologically
  • alethoscope
  • megalethoscope
  • philalethia
  • αλήθεια
  • αληθινός
  • φιλαλήθεια
  • ἀληθινός
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