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Where does “-ειᾰ” come from?

-ειᾰ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “-ειᾰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
3Proto-Indo-European-ess—
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-ειᾰ”

  • choreography
  • chorea
  • satrapy
  • choreic
  • choreiform
  • hemichorea
  • choreatic
  • choreoid
  • monochorea
  • choreal
  • antichoreography
  • chorea
  • corea
  • coree
  • corea
  • chorégraphiquement
  • chorégraphie
  • chorégraphique
  • Choreographie
  • corea
  • koreográfia
  • koreográfiát
  • σατραπεία
  • χορεία
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