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Where does “ευθέως” come from?

ευθέως (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εὐθέως, from Ancient Greek εὐθύς, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-dh-ú, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

ευθέως (Greek): immediately, outright, at once; honestly,...

Definitions

  1. immediately, outright, at once; honestly,...

Ancestry of “ευθέως”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐθέωςimmediately, at once, straightway; as soon as,...
2Ancient Greekεὐθύςstraight, direct; straight; straightaway,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyewdʰ-dh-ú—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyewdʰ-moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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