Where does “εκδίκηση” come from?
εκδίκηση (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκδίκησις, from Ancient Greek ἐκδικέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
εκδίκηση (Greek): revenge, vengeance
Ancestry of “εκδίκηση”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐκδίκησις | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐκδικέω | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |