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Where does “ἕρπης” come from?

ἕρπης (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ἕρπης (Ancient Greek): herpes, shingles

Definitions

  1. herpes, shingles

Ancestry of “ἕρπης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
2Latinangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
4Proto-Italicanɣō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “ἕρπης”

  • herpes
  • herpesvirus
  • herpangina
  • herpesviral
  • antiherpes
  • antiherpesvirus
  • postherpes
  • herpetism
  • herpes
  • erpete
  • erpetico
  • герпес
  • ヘルペス
  • Herpesviridae
  • Alloherpesviridae
  • Herpesvirales
  • hèrpies
  • herpes
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