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Where does “ἄκαρι” come from?

ἄκαρι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκαρής, 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;...

ἄκαρι (Ancient Greek): Alternative form of ἀκαρί; cheese mite, tick;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ἀκαρί; cheese mite, tick;...

Ancestry of “ἄκαρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκαρήςtoo short to be cut; very short
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 “ἄκαρι”

  • acaricide
  • acaricidal
  • acariasis
  • acarid
  • acaroid
  • acarology
  • acarophobia
  • acarologist
  • otoacariasis
  • acarian
  • acarological
  • mycoacaricide
  • acarophilous
  • acarodermatitis
  • acaro-
  • acarus
  • acari
  • antiacarian
  • acarus
  • ácaro
  • acariasi
  • acaro
  • acariosi
  • acaroide
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