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Where does “ortʰwós” come from?

ortʰwós (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “ortʰwós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
3Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ortʰwós”

  • orthodox
  • orthodoxy
  • unorthodox
  • orthographic
  • orthostatic
  • orthonormal
  • orthodontic
  • orthoclase
  • orthopedics
  • orthologous
  • orthotopic
  • orthotropic
  • orthodontist
  • orthophosphate
  • orthodontics
  • orthographical
  • orthopnea
  • unorthodoxy
  • orthographically
  • orthomolecular
  • orthopyroxene
  • orthometric
  • orthochromatic
  • orthogenesis
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