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Where does “ἄριστος” come from?

ἄριστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ἄριστος (Ancient Greek): superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός : best; best,...

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός : best; best,...

Ancestry of “ἄριστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ἄριστος”

  • Aristotle
  • aristocracy
  • Aristotelian
  • aristocrat
  • Aristophanes
  • Aristarchus
  • Aristotelianism
  • Aristoteles
  • aristocratical
  • Aristaeus
  • aristo
  • Aristotelean
  • Aristotlean
  • aristocratism
  • Aristarch
  • aristotype
  • aristocratisation
  • Aristarchian
  • aristogenesis
  • nonaristocrat
  • antiaristocracy
  • aristocraticalness
  • ambilevous
  • antiaristocrat
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