Where does “ἑπταλόφος” come from?

ἑπταλόφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑπτά, from Proto-Hellenic heptə́, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

ἑπταλόφος (Ancient Greek): of seven hills, seven-hilled

Definitions

  1. of seven hills, seven-hilled

Ancestry of “ἑπταλόφος”, step by step

ἑπταλόφος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἑπτά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑπτάseven
2Proto-Hellenicheptə́seven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Ancient Greek λόφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόφοςthe back of the neck, the withers of a horse, the...
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