Where does “αχρείος” come from?
αχρείος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀχρεῖος, from Ancient Greek χρεία, from Ancient Greek χρή, from Ancient Greek -άω, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
αχρείος (Greek): vile, base, disgraceful
Definitions
- vile, base, disgraceful
Ancestry of “αχρείος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀχρεῖος | useless, unprofitable |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χρεία | need, want, necessity; business, purpose; use |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρή | have to, ought, should |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -άω | Forms verbs, usually from nouns in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |