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Where does “αλλαξοδρομώ” come from?

αλλαξοδρομώ (Greek) comes from Greek αλλαξό-, from Ancient Greek ἀλλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

αλλαξοδρομώ (Greek): change direction

Definitions

  1. change direction

Ancestry of “αλλαξοδρομώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαλλαξό-Alternative form of αλλαξο-; change
2Ancient Greekἀλλάσσωto change, alter, make other than it is; to give...
3Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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