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Where does “epistrophē” come from?

epistrophē (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “epistrophē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπιστροφήreturn, comeback; attention, concentration, heed
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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