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Where does “ἄσωτος” come from?

ἄσωτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ἄσωτος (Ancient Greek): not saved, abandoned; debauched, dissolute;...

Definitions

  1. not saved, abandoned; debauched, dissolute;...

Ancestry of “ἄσωτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσῴζωI save
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ἄσωτος”

  • asotus
  • άσωτος
  • άσωτος υιός
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