Where does “ἀμβλύς” come from?
ἀμβλύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
ἀμβλύς (Ancient Greek): dull, blunt, not sharp
Ancestry of “ἀμβλύς”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “ἀμβλύς”