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Where does “ἅγιος” come from?

ἅγιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁yaǵ- — to sacrifice; to worship.

ἅγιος (Ancient Greek): devoted to the gods; of things: sacred, holy; of...

Definitions

  1. devoted to the gods; of things: sacred, holy; of...

Ancestry of “ἅγιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yaǵ-to sacrifice; to worship

Words derived from “ἅγιος”

  • hagiography
  • hagiographic
  • hagiographer
  • hagiology
  • hagioscope
  • hagiological
  • hagiolatry
  • hagiologist
  • hagiographically
  • hagiocracy
  • hagiarchy
  • autohagiography
  • nonhagiographic
  • hagiolatrous
  • hagio-
  • hagiolater
  • hagiophobia
  • hagioscopic
  • hagiomania
  • hagiotherapy
  • hagiografie
  • αγιο-
  • αγιογραφία
  • άγιος
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