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Where does “ἐκτός” come from?

ἐκτός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

ἐκτός (Ancient Greek): without, outside, out; external, strange, vulgar;...

Definitions

  1. without, outside, out; external, strange, vulgar;...

Ancestry of “ἐκτός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—

Words derived from “ἐκτός”

  • ectoderm
  • ectodermal
  • ectoplasm
  • neuroectodermal
  • ectodomain
  • ectoplasmic
  • trophectoderm
  • neuroectoderm
  • ectothermic
  • ectoparasitic
  • ectoparasite
  • ectocervix
  • ectomycorrhiza
  • ectomorph
  • ectomorphic
  • ectomesenchyme
  • ectal
  • ectogenesis
  • ectocervical
  • ectotherm
  • neurectoderm
  • ectoplacental
  • ectocranial
  • trophectodermal
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