Where does “ἀτελής” come from?

ἀτελής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

ἀτελής (Ancient Greek): without end; not bringing to an end, not...

Definitions

  1. without end; not bringing to an end, not...

Ancestry of “ἀτελής”, step by step

ἀτελής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τέλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέλοςcompletion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

via Ancient Greek ᾱ̔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
2Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
3Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from “ἀτελής”

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