Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From an earlier *σϝᾱλιξ (*swālix), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂-lik- (as old), from *swé (self) and perhaps *h₂el- (to grow) + the same suffix found in ἡλῐ́κος (hēlíkos, as big as). For the semantics, compare ἔτης (étēs, clansman, private person), Sanskrit स्वक (svaka, relative, friend),[1] and Latin sodālis (companion, comrade). See also Latin aequālis (equal).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ἧλῐξ (hêlixm or f (neuter ); third declension

  1. of the same age
  2. (substantive) fellow, comrade

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἧλῐξ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 515-6

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