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Where does “ἀποτρόπαιος” come from?

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

ἀποτρόπαιος (Ancient Greek): averting, warding off

Definitions

  1. averting, warding off

Ancestry of “ἀποτρόπαιος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀποτρόπαιος”

  • apotropaic
  • apotropaico
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