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Where does “-νός” come from?

-νός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

-νός (Ancient Greek): Alternative form of -νος

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -νος

Ancestry of “-νός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-νός”

  • stilpnomelane
  • stegnus
  • σεμνός
  • Semnornithidae
  • Semnopithecus
  • Semnornis
  • στιλπνός
  • σεμνός
  • στεγνός
  • τερπνός
  • κεδνός
  • ὀλοφυδνός
  • ὀπιδνός
  • παιδνός
  • ἀκιδνός
  • στυγνός
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