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Where does “ἱερακῖτις” come from?
ἱερακῖτις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
Ancestry of “ἱερακῖτις”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
-ῑ́της
belonging to; member of; member of a group
2
Biblical Hebrew
אֶפְרָיִם
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Words derived from “ἱερακῖτις”
hieracitis
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