Etymology

elos

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Today it means: A village in the Laconia region, in the southern Peloponnese, Greece. Full definition →

Greek Έλος ← Ancient Greek ἕλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕλος“marsh”
  2. Greek · borrowed fromΈλος
  3. English todayElos

From Greek Έλος (Élos), a name dating back to ancient times, from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos, “marsh”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἕλος all →

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