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Where does “Aesopius” come from?

Aesopius (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος, from Ancient Greek αἶσα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Aesopius (Latin): Aesopian

Definitions

  1. Aesopian

Ancestry of “Aesopius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΑἴσωποςthe famous Greek fabulist Aesop
2Ancient Greekαἶσαdestiny, fate; a goddess of destiny; portion,...
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 “Aesopius”

  • Aesopian
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