Where does “Alecto” come from?

Alecto (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀληκτώ, from Ancient Greek ἄληκτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Alecto (English): One of the Furies

Definitions

  1. One of the Furies

Ancestry of “Alecto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈληκτώAlecto, one of the Erinyes
2Ancient Greekἄληκτοςunceasing
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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