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Where does “ἕν” come from?

ἕν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἷς, from Proto-Hellenic hens, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἕν (Ancient Greek): neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of...

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “ἕν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἷςone
2Proto-Hellenichenscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἕν”

  • hyphen
  • hyphenation
  • hyphenate
  • henotheism
  • hyphenism
  • hyphenize
  • dehyphenation
  • hyphenator
  • hyphenless
  • rehyphenate
  • henid
  • hyphenic
  • mishyphenation
  • mishy-phen
  • unhyphenate
  • multihyphenate
  • Henotheismus
  • ένα
  • ὑφέν
  • ὑφ' ἕν
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