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Where does “Seisachtheia” come from?

Seisachtheia (English) comes from Ancient Greek σεισάχθεια, from Ancient Greek ἄχθος, from Ancient Greek -ος, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Seisachtheia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσεισάχθεια—
2Ancient Greekἄχθοςburden, load, weight; load of grief, sorrow
3Ancient Greek-οςAdded to verbal roots to form an o-grade action...
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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