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Where does “ἔνθους” come from?

ἔνθους (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “ἔνθους”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔνθεοςhaving a god in one; possessed or inspired by a...
2Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
3Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
4Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἔνθους”

  • enthusiasm
  • orgasmic
  • overenthusiasm
  • multiorgasmic
  • orgasmically
  • preorgasmic
  • nonorgasmic
  • postorgasmic
  • anorgasmic
  • unenthusiasm
  • suborgasmic
  • unorgasmic
  • multiorgasmically
  • enthusiasmus
  • entusiasmo
  • enthousiasmer
  • enthousiasme
  • Enthusiasmus
  • entusiasmo
  • entusiasmar
  • entuziasmo
  • entuziasmigi
  • enthousiasmeren
  • enthousiasme
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