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Where does “ελευθερία” come from?

ελευθερία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλευθερία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ελευθερία (Greek): freedom, liberty

Definitions

  1. freedom, liberty

Ancestry of “ελευθερία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλευθερίαfreedom, liberty; manumission; license
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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