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Where does “ἄξιος” come from?

ἄξιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ἄξιος (Ancient Greek): counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like...

Definitions

  1. counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like...

Ancestry of “ἄξιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄγωTo lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry...
2Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ἄξιος”

  • axiom
  • axiomatic
  • axiological
  • axiology
  • axiomatization
  • axiomatically
  • axiomatics
  • axiologically
  • axiomatize
  • axioma
  • axiomatizable
  • axiomatizability
  • axiomaticity
  • nonaxiomatic
  • axiologist
  • axiologize
  • unaxiomatizable
  • axiomless
  • axiomlike
  • nonaxiomatizable
  • axioma
  • axioma
  • axiomático
  • assiomaticità
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