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Where does “ὁπλίτης” come from?

ὁπλίτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ὁπλίτης (Ancient Greek): one who is armed, heavily armored; a heavily...

Definitions

  1. one who is armed, heavily armored; a heavily...

Ancestry of “ὁπλίτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
2Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
3Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
4Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ὁπλίτης”

  • hoplite
  • hoplitic
  • hoplita
  • hoplita
  • hoplita
  • hopliet
  • οπλίτης
  • hoplita
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