Where does “deutero” come from?

deutero (English) comes from Ancient Greek δεύτερος, from Proto-Indo-European dews- — to lack, need, require.

deutero (English): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “deutero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
2Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require

Words derived from “deutero”

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