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Where does “συγγενής” come from?

συγγενής (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek συγγενής, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

συγγενής (Greek): related; congenital; relative, relation

Definitions

  1. related; congenital; relative, relation

Ancestry of “συγγενής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυγγενήςborn with, congenital, innate, natural, inborn;...
2Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
3Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
4Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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