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Where does “ελάσσων” come from?

ελάσσων (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλάσσων, from Proto-Hellenic elə́ťťōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʷʰ-yōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

ελάσσων (Greek): minor, lesser; minor

Definitions

  1. minor, lesser; minor

Ancestry of “ελάσσων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλάσσωνcomparative degree of ἐλᾰχύς and μῑκρός :...
2Proto-Hellenicelə́ťťōs—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʷʰ-yōs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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