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Where does “Ἀτροπατηνός” come from?

Ἀτροπατηνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “Ἀτροπατηνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
2Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Ἀτροπατηνός”

  • Atropatene
  • Ἀτροπατηνή
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