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Where does “συνέχεια” come from?

συνέχεια (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek συνέχεια, from Ancient Greek συνεχής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

συνέχεια (Greek): continuously, nonstop; continuously,...

Definitions

  1. continuously, nonstop; continuously,...

Ancestry of “συνέχεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυνέχειαcontinuity
2Ancient Greekσυνεχήςcontinuous
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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