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Where does “ἄλσος” come from?

ἄλσος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

ἄλσος (Ancient Greek): grove, especially a sacred one; any hallowed...

Definitions

  1. grove, especially a sacred one; any hallowed...

Ancestry of “ἄλσος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “ἄλσος”

  • alsine
  • άλσος
  • ἀλσίνη
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