Where does “αλληλεπίδραση” come from?
αλληλεπίδραση (Greek) comes from Greek αλληλο-, from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, 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.
αλληλεπίδραση (Greek): interaction, mutual influence
Definitions
- interaction, mutual influence
Ancestry of “αλληλεπίδραση”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | αλληλο- | inter- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |