Where does “σώτειρα” come from?
σώτειρα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σώτειρα, from Ancient Greek σωτήρ, from Ancient Greek σῴζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
σώτειρα (Greek): female rescuer, saviour UK, savior US
Definitions
- female rescuer, saviour UK, savior US
Ancestry of “σώτειρα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σώτειρα | (female) savior |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σωτήρ | saviour, deliverer, preserver |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῴζω | I save |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |