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Where does “ανδρεία” come from?

ανδρεία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνδρεία, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρεῖος, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

ανδρεία (Greek): bravery, courage, valor; Nominative, accusative...

Definitions

  1. bravery, courage, valor; Nominative, accusative...

Ancestry of “ανδρεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνδρείαcourage, bravery, fortitude; A brave deed
2Ancient GreekἀνδρεῖοςOf or pertaining to a man; manly, masculine,...
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—
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