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Where does “ἄλογος” come from?

ἄλογος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἄλογος (Ancient Greek): unreasoning, speechless

Definitions

  1. unreasoning, speechless

Ancestry of “ἄλογος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἄλογος”

  • αλογάκι
  • αλογοουρά
  • αλογίνα
  • άλογο
  • ἄλογον
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