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Where does “Ἀμφίλοχος” come from?

Ἀμφίλοχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμφί, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ἀμφίλοχος (Ancient Greek): Any individual among the inhabitants of...

Definitions

  1. Any individual among the inhabitants of...

Ancestry of “Ἀμφίλοχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφί
2Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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