Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

According to Beekes, because of the Aeolic variation the word could be equated to Latin vallus (stake, pole), which is from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

ἧλος (hêlosm (genitive ἥλου); second declension

  1. nailhead, stud
  2. (in general) nail
  3. (pathology) wart, callus (also on plants)

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

  • Greek: ήλος (ílos)

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