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Where does “υγεία” come from?

υγεία (Greek) comes from Koine Greek ὑγεία, from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

υγεία (Greek): health

Definitions

  1. health

Ancestry of “υγεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekὑγεία—
2Ancient GreekὙγίεια—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “υγεία”

  • γείτσες
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