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
- indefinite, indeterminate; without boundaries,...
Ancestry of “ἀόριστος”, step by step
ἀόριστος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ὁρίζω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὁρίζω | I divide, separate from; I mark out; I ordain,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ancient Greek ὁρῐστός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὁρῐστός | limited |