Where does “βέβαια” come from?

βέβαια (Greek) comes from Greek βέβαιος, from Ancient Greek βέβαιος, from Ancient Greek βεβᾰ-.

βέβαια (Greek): certainly, of course

Definitions

  1. certainly, of course

Ancestry of “βέβαια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβέβαιοςsure, certain
2Ancient Greekβέβαιοςfirm, steady; steadfast, durable; sure, certain
3Ancient Greekβεβᾰ-—
Every word from Ancient Greek βεβᾰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βέβαιος →Every word from Greek βέβαιος →