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Where does “ἀριστεύς” come from?

ἀριστεύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ἀριστεύς (Ancient Greek): chief

Definitions

  1. chief

Ancestry of “ἀριστεύς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄριστοςsuperlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός : best; best,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ἀριστεύς”

  • Aristides
  • Aristide
  • Ἀριστεύς
  • Ἀριστείδης
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