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Where does “ἴδιος” come from?

ἴδιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.

ἴδιος (Ancient Greek): pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...

Definitions

  1. pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...

Ancestry of “ἴδιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—

Words derived from “ἴδιος”

  • idiot
  • idiosyncratic
  • idiopathic
  • idiotic
  • idiomatic
  • idiocy
  • idiosyncrasy
  • idiotically
  • idiomatically
  • idiolect
  • idiomaticity
  • idiosyncratically
  • idiotypic
  • idiotype
  • unidiomatic
  • idioventricular
  • idiotism
  • idiophone
  • idiota
  • idiomorphic
  • idiolectal
  • idiotical
  • idiocentric
  • idiomatical
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