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Where does “αθλοπαιδιά” come from?

αθλοπαιδιά (Greek) comes from Greek παιδιά, from Greek παιδί, from Byzantine Greek παιδίν, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

αθλοπαιδιά (Greek): games, play, entertaining sport; sports

Definitions

  1. games, play, entertaining sport; sports

Ancestry of “αθλοπαιδιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαιδιάchildish play, fun, sport, game; Nominative,...
2Greekπαιδίchild, kid
3Byzantine Greekπαιδίν—
4Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
5Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
6Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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