Where does “άθλιος” come from?

άθλιος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄθλιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

άθλιος (Greek): miserable, wretched; squalid; forlorn

Definitions

  1. miserable, wretched; squalid; forlorn

Ancestry of “άθλιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄθλιοςprize challenger
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄθλιος →
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