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Where does “Καδμεία” come from?

Καδμεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Καδμεία (Ancient Greek): Cadmea; a type of calamine

Definitions

  1. Cadmea; a type of calamine

Ancestry of “Καδμεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Καδμεία”

  • cadmium
  • calamine
  • cadmia
  • cadmic
  • cadmiferous
  • organocadmium
  • cadmian
  • epicadmium
  • noncadmium
  • dicadmium
  • radiocadmium
  • cadmiuria
  • cadmia
  • cadmiis
  • calamine
  • cadmie
  • décalaminer
  • kadmijs
  • kadmium
  • kadmium
  • καδμεία
  • కాడ్మియము
  • kadmium
  • kadmium
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