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Where does “ἐγκλιτικός” come from?

ἐγκλιτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλίνω, 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...

ἐγκλιτικός (Ancient Greek): inclined towards

Definitions

  1. inclined towards

Ancestry of “ἐγκλιτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔγκλισιςinclination; slope; defeat, failure; displacement
2Ancient Greekἐγκλίνωlean on; to incline
3Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐγκλιτικός”

  • enclitic
  • enclitically
  • encliticus
  • enclitico
  • encliticamente
  • enklitisch
  • encliticus
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