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Where does “ἀλωπεκία” come from?

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

ἀλωπεκία (Ancient Greek): fox-mange

Definitions

  1. fox-mange

Ancestry of “ἀλωπεκία”, 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 “ἀλωπεκία”

  • alopecia
  • alopecic
  • alopecist
  • alopecia
  • alopecia
  • alopecia
  • alopecia
  • alopécico
  • allopicie
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