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Where does “Aristoteles” come from?

Aristoteles (Ladino) comes from Latin aristoteles, from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “Aristoteles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaristoteles—
2Ancient GreekἈριστοτέληςAristotle
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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