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Where does “γιδο-” come from?

γιδο- (Greek) comes from Greek γίδα, from Greek γίδι, from Byzantine Greek γίδιν, from Ancient Greek αἰγίδιον, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

γιδο- (Greek): related to goat or goats

Definitions

  1. related to goat or goats

Ancestry of “γιδο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγίδαgoat
2Greekγίδιkid, young goat
3Byzantine Greekγίδιν—
4Ancient Greekαἰγίδιονkid, young goat
5Ancient Greekαἴξgoat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “γιδο-”

  • γιδοβοσκός
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