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Where does “αγχιστεία” come from?

αγχιστεία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγχιστεία, from Ancient Greek ἄγχιστος, from Ancient Greek -ῐστος, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

αγχιστεία (Greek): relationship by marriage

Definitions

  1. relationship by marriage

Ancestry of “αγχιστεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγχιστείαclose kinship; right of inheritance; exclusion by...
2Ancient Greekἄγχιστοςnearest
3Ancient Greek-ῐστος—
4Proto-Indo-European-istHos—
5Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
6Proto-Indo-European-yoss—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yoss →