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Where does “Ἑλληνιστής” come from?

Ἑλληνιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ἑλληνιστής (Ancient Greek): one who uses the Greek language

Definitions

  1. one who uses the Greek language

Ancestry of “Ἑλληνιστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἑλληνίζωI speak or write Greek; I make Greek, Hellenize
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Ἑλληνιστής”

  • Hellenistic
  • Hellenist
  • hellenistisch
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