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Where does “ἁγνότης” come from?

ἁγνότης (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ἁγνότης (Koine Greek): purity, chastity

Definitions

  1. purity, chastity

Ancestry of “ἁγνότης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
2Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἁγνότης”

  • αγνότητα
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