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Where does “ἀλλάσσω” come from?

ἀλλάσσω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

ἀλλάσσω (Ancient Greek): to change, alter, make other than it is; to give...

Definitions

  1. to change, alter, make other than it is; to give...

Ancestry of “ἀλλάσσω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
2Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
3Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “ἀλλάσσω”

  • parallax
  • αλλαξοπιστώ
  • αλλαξοδρομώ
  • αλλαξοκαιριά
  • αλλαξο-
  • αλλαξ-
  • αλλαξιέρα
  • παράλλαξις
  • παραλλάσσω
  • ᾰ̓ντᾰ́λλᾰγος
  • ἀνταλλαγή
  • parallaxe
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