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Where does “ᾰ̓ληθής” come from?

ᾰ̓ληθής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ᾰ̓ληθής (Ancient Greek): true, real, genuine; truthful, honest

Definitions

  1. true, real, genuine; truthful, honest

Ancestry of “ᾰ̓ληθής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ᾰ̓ληθής”

  • alethic
  • alethically
  • alethiological
  • nonalethic
  • alethiology
  • alethiologically
  • alethoscope
  • megalethoscope
  • philalethia
  • αλήθεια
  • αληθώς ανέστη
  • αληθινός
  • φιλαλήθεια
  • ἀλήθεια
  • ἀληθῶς
  • ἀληθινός
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