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Where does “Ἄργος” come from?

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

Ἄργος (Ancient Greek): white, bright; swift; not working, idle

Definitions

  1. white, bright; swift; not working, idle

Ancestry of “Ἄργος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ἄργος”

  • lethargy
  • argon
  • arginine
  • lethargic
  • Argo
  • argillaceous
  • lethargically
  • arginase
  • dimethylarginine
  • argonaut
  • Arcilla
  • argil
  • polyarginine
  • arginyl
  • lethargus
  • homoarginine
  • nitroarginine
  • methylarginine
  • metargon
  • phosphoarginine
  • pygarg
  • argilliferous
  • lethargicness
  • Argoan
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