Where does “αξιοζήλευτος” come from?
αξιοζήλευτος (Greek) comes from Greek ζηλεύω, from Koine Greek ζηλεύω, from Ancient Greek ζηλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
αξιοζήλευτος (Greek): enviable
Ancestry of “αξιοζήλευτος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | ζηλεύω | envy, be jealous/envious; be jealous, suspect |
| 2 | Koine Greek | ζηλεύω | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζηλόω | I emulate; I am jealous |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |