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Where does “αίσιος” come from?

αίσιος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἴσιος, from Ancient Greek αἶσα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

αίσιος (Greek): auspicious, favourable , favorable

Definitions

  1. auspicious, favourable , favorable

Ancestry of “αίσιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἴσιοςfavourable; auspicious
2Ancient Greekαἶσαdestiny, fate; a goddess of destiny; portion,...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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