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Where does “ἅλιος” come from?

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

ἅλιος (Ancient Greek): of the sea, marine; fruitless, ineffectual; Doric...

Definitions

  1. of the sea, marine; fruitless, ineffectual; Doric...

Ancestry of “ἅλιος”, 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 “ἅλιος”

  • haliotoid
  • Haliotis
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