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Where does “ἑταῖρος” come from?

ἑταῖρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

ἑταῖρος (Ancient Greek): comrade, companion, partner, friend; pupil,...

Definitions

  1. comrade, companion, partner, friend; pupil,...

Ancestry of “ἑταῖρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “ἑταῖρος”

  • hetaera
  • hetaerism
  • hetaeric
  • etero
  • hétaïre
  • ἑταῖρα
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