Where does “ελπίδα” come from?
ελπίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἐλπίς, from Proto-Indo-European welp-.
ελπίδα (Greek): hope, expectation
Ancestry of “ελπίδα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλπίς | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | welp- | — |