Where does “Katharevousa” come from?
Katharevousa (English) comes from Greek καθαρεύουσα, from Ancient Greek καθαρεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...
Ancestry of “Katharevousa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | καθαρεύουσα | Katharevousa |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καθαρεύω | to be clean, pure; to be pure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |