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Where does “ἀλιαής” come from?

ἀλιαής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ἀλιαής (Ancient Greek): blowing on or towards the sea

Definitions

  1. blowing on or towards the sea

Ancestry of “ἀλιαής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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