Where does “ως” come from?
ως (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὡς, from Ancient Greek -ως, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
ως (Greek): as; to, as far as; until, before, by
Definitions
- as; to, as far as; until, before, by
Ancestry of “ως”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὡς | the introduction to similes; to qualify a general... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ως | Added to the stem of adjectives or pronouns to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |