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Where does “ἀνέκδοτος” come from?

ἀνέκδοτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ἀνέκδοτος (Ancient Greek): accounts unpublished

Definitions

  1. accounts unpublished

Ancestry of “ἀνέκδοτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἀνέκδοτος”

  • anecdote
  • anecdotal
  • anecdotally
  • anecdotic
  • anecdotage
  • anecdotical
  • anecdotist
  • anecdotalism
  • anecdota
  • anecdotalist
  • nonanecdotal
  • anecdotive
  • anecdotum
  • anecdotality
  • anecdotum
  • anecdota
  • anecdótico
  • anécdota
  • anecdotique
  • anecdote
  • Anekdote
  • anedota
  • anedótico
  • anekdote
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