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Where does “δικαστής” come from?

δικαστής (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δικαστής, from Ancient Greek δῐκᾰ́ζω — to judge.

δικαστής (Greek): judge

Definitions

  1. judge

Ancestry of “δικαστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδικαστήςjudge; juror, juryman
2Ancient Greekδῐκᾰ́ζωto judge
Every word from Ancient Greek δῐκᾰ́ζω →