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Where does “ἐλλειπτικός” come from?

ἐλλειπτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, 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...

ἐλλειπτικός (Ancient Greek): defective

Definitions

  1. defective

Ancestry of “ἐλλειπτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλλείπωto fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
2Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
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 “ἐλλειπτικός”

  • elliptical
  • elliptic
  • elliptically
  • ellipticity
  • hyperelliptic
  • semielliptical
  • nonelliptical
  • semielliptic
  • subelliptical
  • ellipticalness
  • subelliptic
  • superelliptic
  • hyperelliptical
  • quasielliptical
  • hypoelliptic
  • superelliptical
  • hemielliptic
  • subellipticity
  • nonelliptically
  • microellipticity
  • hypoellipticity
  • bielliptic
  • elíptico
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