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Where does “Indo-Gangetic” come from?

Indo-Gangetic (English) comes from English Gangetic, from Latin Gangēticus, from Ancient Greek Γαγγητικός, from Ancient Greek Γάγγης, 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;...

Indo-Gangetic (English): Relating to the rivers Indus and Ganges, to the...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the rivers Indus and Ganges, to the...

Ancestry of “Indo-Gangetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGangeticOf or pertaining to the river Ganges
2LatinGangēticus—
3Ancient GreekΓαγγητικός—
4Ancient GreekΓάγγηςGanges
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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