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Where does “ηλιακός” come from?

ηλιακός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ηλιακός (Greek): solar, sun; solar water heater

Definitions

  1. solar, sun; solar water heater

Ancestry of “ηλιακός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
2Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
3Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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