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Where does “ἀριστολόχεια” come from?

ἀριστολόχεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ἀριστολόχεια (Ancient Greek): birthwort

Definitions

  1. birthwort

Ancestry of “ἀριστολόχεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ἀριστολόχεια”

  • aristolochiaceous
  • aristolochia
  • Aristolochia
  • Aristolochiales
  • Aristolochiaceae
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