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Where does “ἄλλος” come from?

ἄλλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

ἄλλος (Ancient Greek): other, another, different, else; in combination...

Definitions

  1. other, another, different, else; in combination...

Ancestry of “ἄλλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
2Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “ἄλλος”

  • allegory
  • allergic
  • allergy
  • allograft
  • parallax
  • allogeneic
  • allopathic
  • allosteric
  • allodynia
  • allometric
  • allegoric
  • allochthonous
  • allogenic
  • allometry
  • allocentric
  • alloimmunization
  • allopathy
  • allopregnanolone
  • allegorize
  • allergist
  • alloimmune
  • allophonic
  • allophone
  • allomorph
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