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Where does “αιπόλος” come from?

αιπόλος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἰπόλος, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

αιπόλος (Greek): goatherd

Definitions

  1. goatherd

Ancestry of “αιπόλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἰπόλοςgoatherd
2Ancient Greekαἴξgoat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
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