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Where does “ἑταιρείᾱ” come from?

ἑταιρείᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑταιρεῖος, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “ἑταιρείᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑταιρεῖος—
2Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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