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Where does “ἔτος” come from?

ἔτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ϝέτος, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

ἔτος (Ancient Greek): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “ἔτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekϝέτος—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

Words derived from “ἔτος”

  • etesian
  • tetraeteris
  • tetraeterid
  • etesius
  • étésien
  • etesi
  • έτος
  • διετής
  • ετήσιος
  • διετής
  • τετραετηρίς
  • ἐτήσιος
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