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Where does “αεραντλία” come from?

αεραντλία (Greek) comes from Greek αντλία, from Latin antlia, from Ancient Greek ἀντλία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

αεραντλία (Greek): air-pump

Definitions

  1. air-pump

Ancestry of “αεραντλία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαντλίαpump
2Latinantliaa foot-operated pump for drawing water; the body...
3Ancient GreekἀντλίαA baling out of bilge-water; bilge-water, filth;...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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