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Where does “hens” come from?

hens (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hens (Proto-Hellenic): cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...

Definitions

  1. cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...

Ancestry of “hens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
2Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “hens”

  • hyphen
  • hyphenation
  • hyphenate
  • henotheism
  • hendecasyllabic
  • hendecasyllable
  • hyphenism
  • henology
  • henological
  • hendecagon
  • hyphenize
  • dehyphenation
  • hyphenator
  • hyphenless
  • rehyphenate
  • henid
  • hendecahedron
  • hendecad
  • hendeca-
  • hyphenic
  • mishyphenation
  • mishy-phen
  • henagon
  • hendecameter
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