Where does “λεφτά” come from?

λεφτά (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λεπτόν, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

λεφτά (Greek): money, cash; wealth, financial estate;...

Definitions

  1. money, cash; wealth, financial estate;...

Ancestry of “λεφτά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλεπτόνneuter nominative singular of λεπτός; neuter...
2Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “λεφτά”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Ancient Greek -τός →Every word from Ancient Greek λεπτός →