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Where does “ᾰ̔́λς” come from?

ᾰ̔́λς (Ancient Greek) comes from Translingual halo-, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ᾰ̔́λς (Ancient Greek): salt, sea

Definitions

  1. salt, sea

Ancestry of “ᾰ̔́λς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualhalo-—
2Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ᾰ̔́λς”

  • ἁλιάετος
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