Where does “βοήθεια” come from?
βοήθεια (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βοήθεια, from Ancient Greek βοηθέω, from Ancient Greek βοηθός, from Ancient Greek βοηθόος, from Ancient Greek θοός, from Ancient Greek θέω, from Ancient Greek θεϝ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.
βοήθεια (Greek): help, aid, succour; help
Ancestry of “βοήθεια”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | βοήθεια | aid, help, assistance |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βοηθέω | To help somebody |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βοηθός | assisting, auxiliary; assistant, :helper |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βοηθόος | heeding the call to arms, rushing to battle;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θοός | quick, swift; sharp, pointed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θέω | I run; I fly |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θεϝ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
Words derived from “βοήθεια”