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Where does “ἐξ” come from?

ἐξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

ἐξ (Ancient Greek): Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of

Ancestry of “ἐξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὝπνος—
2Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “ἐξ”

  • exotic
  • Exodus
  • exogenous
  • exodus
  • exegesis
  • exorcism
  • exothermic
  • exorcise
  • exoticism
  • exoskeleton
  • exogenously
  • exogamy
  • exogamous
  • exotically
  • exophytic
  • exotoxin
  • exosphere
  • exergue
  • exarch
  • exarchate
  • exopod
  • exedra
  • exopodal
  • exorcistic
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