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Where does “αστραπή” come from?

αστραπή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀστραπή, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

αστραπή (Greek): lightning, lightning flash; flash

Definitions

  1. lightning, lightning flash; flash

Ancestry of “αστραπή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀστραπήlightning
2Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
3Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
4Ancient Greekκατά
5Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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