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Where does “ἔκδικος” come from?

ἔκδικος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

ἔκδικος (Ancient Greek): lawless, unjust; avenging; avenger; public...

Definitions

  1. lawless, unjust; avenging; avenger; public...

Ancestry of “ἔκδικος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ός—
2Proto-Hellenic*-os—
3Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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