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Where does “Ἐλευθέριος” come from?

Ἐλευθέριος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλεύθερος, from Proto-Hellenic *eléutʰeros.

Ancestry of “Ἐλευθέριος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλεύθεροςfree; freedom; fit for a freeman
2Proto-Hellenic*eléutʰeros—
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