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Where does “ἄφρακτος” come from?

ἄφρακτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φράκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ἄφρακτος (Ancient Greek): unfenced, unfortified, unguarded

Definitions

  1. unfenced, unfortified, unguarded

Ancestry of “ἄφρακτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφράκτης—
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ἄφρακτος”

  • aphractus
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