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Where does “ἀόριστος” come from?

ἀόριστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὁρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ἀόριστος (Ancient Greek): indefinite, indeterminate; without boundaries,...

Definitions

  1. indefinite, indeterminate; without boundaries,...

Ancestry of “ἀόριστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὁρίζωI divide, separate from; I mark out; I ordain,...
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ἀόριστος”

  • aorist
  • aoristic
  • aoristus
  • aoristo
  • aoristo
  • aoristico
  • аорист
  • Aorist
  • aoristus
  • αόριστος
  • aorist
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