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Where does “ἑταιρεῖος” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ἑταιρεῖος”, step by step

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