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Where does “Ὀρέστης” come from?

Ὀρέστης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ὀρέστης (Ancient Greek): Orestes

Definitions

  1. Orestes

Ancestry of “Ὀρέστης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
2Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Ὀρέστης”

  • Orestes
  • Oreste
  • Ορεστιάδα
  • Ὀρεστιάς
  • Ὀρεστεία
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