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Where does “ἔξω” come from?

ἔξω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ἔξω (Ancient Greek): out, out of; outside; without, except

Definitions

  1. out, out of; outside; without, except

Ancestry of “ἔξω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
2Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ἔξω”

  • exotic
  • exogenous
  • exothermic
  • exoticism
  • exoskeleton
  • exogenously
  • exogamy
  • exogamous
  • exotically
  • exophytic
  • exotoxin
  • exosphere
  • exopod
  • exopodal
  • exoplanet
  • exoticization
  • exosystem
  • exoticist
  • exopolysaccharide
  • exosome
  • exoticize
  • exocyclic
  • exocytotic
  • exothermal
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