Where does “τελευταίος” come from?
τελευταίος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τελευταῖος, from Ancient Greek τελευτή, from Ancient Greek τελέω, from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
τελευταίος (Greek): last; recent, latest; lowest, least important,...
Definitions
- last; recent, latest; lowest, least important,...
Ancestry of “τελευταίος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τελευταῖος | last |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τελευτή | end, termination; tip, extremity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τελέω | to bring about, complete, fulfill; to perform,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέλος | completion, accomplishment, fulfillment,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέρος | part, component, region; share, portion; one's... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *(h)méros | — |