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Where does “myriadis” come from?

myriadis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μυριάδος, from Ancient Greek μυριάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

Ancestry of “myriadis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυριάδος—
2Ancient Greekμυριάςa number of ten thousand, a myriad
3Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “myriadis”

  • myriad
  • myriadfold
  • myriadth
  • myriade
  • myriadaire
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