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

Definitions

  1. Katharevousa

Ancestry of “καθαρεύουσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαθαρεύωto be clean, pure; to be pure
2Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
3Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...

Words derived from “καθαρεύουσα

Every word from Ancient Greek -εύςEvery word from Ancient Greek -εύωEvery word from Ancient Greek καθαρεύω
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