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Where does “αδέλφι” come from?

αδέλφι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀδελφός, from Proto-Hellenic əgʷelpʰós.

αδέλφι (Greek): sibling of unspecified sex; a general term of...

Definitions

  1. sibling of unspecified sex; a general term of...

Ancestry of “αδέλφι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀδελφόςbrotherly or sisterly; double; closely related,...
2Proto-Hellenicəgʷelpʰós—

Words derived from “αδέλφι”

  • αδελφάκι
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