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Where does “ἀσκληπιάς” come from?

ἀσκληπιάς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

ἀσκληπιάς (Ancient Greek): swallow-wort

Definitions

  1. swallow-wort

Ancestry of “ἀσκληπιάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
2Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
3Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
4Hungarianönyou
5Hungarianön-self-
6Turkishönfront
7Ottoman Turkishاوك—
8Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “ἀσκληπιάς”

  • asclepiadaceous
  • asclepias
  • Asclepiadeae
  • Asclepias
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