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Where does “ἐγκλίνω” come from?

ἐγκλίνω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἐγκλίνω (Ancient Greek): lean on; to incline

Definitions

  1. lean on; to incline

Ancestry of “ἐγκλίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
2Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐγκλίνω”

  • enclitic
  • enclisis
  • enclitically
  • encliticus
  • enclitico
  • encliticamente
  • enclise
  • enklitisch
  • έγκλιση
  • ἐγκλιτικός
  • ἔγκλισις
  • encliticus
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