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Where does “aristoteles” come from?

aristoteles (Latin) comes 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
1Ancient GreekἈριστοτέληςAristotle
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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