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ἄκος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₂k- (cure). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀐𐀴𐀪𐀊𐀂 (a-ke-ti-ri-ja-i), 𐀊𐀐𐀳𐀩 (ja-ke-te-re, healers); outside of Hellenic, possibly cognate with Welsh iach (healthy), Breton yac'h, Old Irish ícc (cure, healing).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἄκος (ákosn (genitive ἄκους or ἄκεος); third declension

  1. cure, remedy

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄκος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 54-5

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