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Where does “orthologie” come from?

orthologie (French) comes from French ortho-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

orthologie (French): orthology

Definitions

  1. orthology

Ancestry of “orthologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchortho-right
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “orthologie”

  • orthologique
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