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Where does “-η” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-η”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-η”

  • raphe
  • dysraphism
  • hypallage
  • diagraph
  • stacte
  • pseudoraphe
  • haphephobia
  • haphephobic
  • rapheless
  • biraphid
  • stacta
  • hypallage
  • afa
  • bastaga
  • anagrafe
  • ipallage
  • rafe
  • anagrafico
  • hypallage
  • αφή
  • σφαγή
  • αλλαγή
  • ἀναγραφή
  • διαγραφή
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →