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Where does “ῥιπή” come from?

ῥιπή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ῥιπή (Ancient Greek): swing or force with which anything is thrown;...

Definitions

  1. swing or force with which anything is thrown;...

Ancestry of “ῥιπή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ή—
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “ῥιπή”

  • Euripus
  • εὔρῑπος
  • Εὔριπος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →