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Where does “κουρόγιδο” come from?

κουρόγιδο (Greek) comes from Greek γίδι, from Byzantine Greek γίδιν, from Ancient Greek αἰγίδιον, from Ancient Greek αἴξ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “κουρόγιδο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγίδιkid, young goat
2Byzantine Greekγίδιν—
3Ancient Greekαἰγίδιονkid, young goat
4Ancient Greekαἴξgoat; a kind of waterfowl, possibly a goose; "In...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “κουρόγιδο”

  • κορόιδο
  • κοροϊδεύω
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