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Where does “ηλιόλουστος” come from?

ηλιόλουστος (Greek) comes from Greek Ήλιος, 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.

ηλιόλουστος (Greek): sun-drenched

Definitions

  1. sun-drenched

Ancestry of “ηλιόλουστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΉλιος—
2Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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