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Where does “Ἀλέξιος” come from?

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

Ἀλέξιος (Ancient Greek): helper, defender

Definitions

  1. helper, defender

Ancestry of “Ἀλέξιος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ἀλέξιος”

  • Alexis
  • Alexia
  • Alexius
  • Alexius
  • Алекси́й
  • Алексе́й
  • Алексей
  • Alex
  • Alexis
  • Aleixo
  • Aleksis
  • Aleksi
  • Aleix
  • Aleksis
  • Alexej
  • Lesh
  • Alexej
  • Аляксей
  • Алексий
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