Where does “καθαρεύουσα” come from?
καθαρεύουσα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καθαρεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...
καθαρεύουσα (Greek): Katharevousa
Ancestry of “καθαρεύουσα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | καθαρεύω | to be clean, pure; to be pure |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |
Words derived from “καθαρεύουσα”