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Where does “πολεμιστής” come from?

πολεμιστής (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολεμιστής, from Ancient Greek πολεμίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

πολεμιστής (Greek): warrior, fighter

Definitions

  1. warrior, fighter

Ancestry of “πολεμιστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολεμιστήςwarrior, fighter
2Ancient GreekπολεμίζωSynonym of πολεμέω
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “πολεμιστής”

  • συμπολεμιστής
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