Where does “ἥκιστος” come from?
ἥκιστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ιστος, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.
ἥκιστος (Ancient Greek): least; worst at
Ancestry of “ἥκιστος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -ιστος | Added to some adjectives to form a superlative... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |