Where does “ἀσφαλής” come from?

ἀσφαλής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λλω, 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;...

ἀσφαλής (Ancient Greek): immovable, steadfast, unshaken; unfailing,...

Definitions

  1. immovable, steadfast, unshaken; unfailing,...

Ancestry of “ἀσφαλής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφᾰ́λλωto overthrow
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 “ἀσφαλής”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ēs →