Etymology

eteo-

Today it means: Denoting an ancient or ancestral language (or form of a language), dating from a time before it came into contact with another language; particularly one which had considerable influence, or which later displaced it entirely. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐτεός
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἐτεός“true, original”
  2. English todayeteo-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós, “true, original”), by analogy with Eteocretan, from Ἐτεόκρητες (Eteókrētes, literally “original Cretan”).

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