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Where does “Ἄληκτώ” come from?

Ἄληκτώ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄληκτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “Ἄληκτώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄληκτος—
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “Ἄληκτώ”

  • Alecto
  • Alecto
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