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Where does “ἀνθόλοψ” come from?

ἀνθόλοψ (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ἀνθόλοψ (Byzantine Greek): antelope

Definitions

  1. antelope

Ancestry of “ἀνθόλοψ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἀνθόλοψ”

  • antelope
  • antelopelike
  • antílope
  • antilope
  • antilope
  • Pferdeantilope
  • Antilope
  • antílope
  • アンテロープ
  • antilope
  • antilope
  • αντιλόπη
  • antilop
  • antilopod
  • antilopjuk
  • Antilope
  • Antilopinae
  • antilope
  • antelope
  • antilop
  • antilopă
  • antelop
  • antilope
  • antelop
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