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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

  1. last; recent, latest; lowest, least important,...

Ancestry of “τελευταίος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτελευταῖοςlast
2Ancient Greekτελευτήend, termination; tip, extremity
3Ancient Greekτελέωto bring about, complete, fulfill; to perform,...
4Ancient Greekτέλοςcompletion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...
5Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
6Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—
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