ἔτος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ϝέτος (wétos), from Proto-Hellenic *wétos, from Proto-Indo-European *wétos (year). Cognates include Latin vetus and Sanskrit वत्स (vatsá). See also Ancient Greek πέρυσι (pérusi).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔτος (étosn (genitive ἔτεος or ἔτους); third declension

  1. year

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔτος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 476-7

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