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Where does “ἅλιμος” come from?

ἅλιμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ἅλιμος (Ancient Greek): of the sea, sea

Definitions

  1. of the sea, sea

Ancestry of “ἅλιμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ἅλιμος”

  • Άλιμος
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