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Where does “ἱερογλυφικός” come from?

ἱερογλυφικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἱερόγλυφος, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “ἱερογλυφικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱερόγλυφοςcarver of hieroglyphics
2Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἱερογλυφικός”

  • hieroglyphic
  • nonhieroglyphic
  • hieroglyphicus
  • jeroglífico
  • hieroglífico
  • hiéroglyphique
  • hieroglyf
  • hieroglyf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →