Where does “Ἀλκίνοος” come from?
Ἀλκίνοος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Ἀλκίνοος (Ancient Greek): In particular, Alcinous king of Phaeacia in the Odyssey and of Drepane in the Argonautica
Definitions
- In particular, Alcinous king of Phaeacia in the Odyssey and of Drepane in the Argonautica
Ancestry of “Ἀλκίνοος”, step by step
Ἀλκίνοος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek νόος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νόος | mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |