ἐλπίς

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

hope, expectation, belief that something will happen
object of hope
anxiety, boding

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *welp-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welp-

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

εὔελπις Ancient Greek
εὖ Ancient Greek
ἀνήρ Ancient Greek
ἐλπίζω Ancient Greek
ἔλπω Ancient Greek
Ἐλπήνωρ Ancient Greek
*welp- Proto-Indo-European
ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ Coptic