Where does “лепта” come from?
лепта (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek λεπτόν, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
лепта (Russian): lepton; mite, two cents, contribution
Definitions
- lepton; mite, two cents, contribution
Ancestry of “лепта”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | λεπτόν | neuter nominative singular of λεπτός; neuter... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεπτός | peeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |