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Where does “ἐΰς” come from?

ἐΰς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

ἐΰς (Ancient Greek): good, brave, noble

Definitions

  1. good, brave, noble

Ancestry of “ἐΰς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicehu-good
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “ἐΰς”

  • eugenics
  • techno-eugenics
  • Eukaryota
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