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Where does “Μακάριος” come from?

Μακάριος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Μακάριος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
2Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “Μακάριος”

  • Macarius
  • Macario
  • Macario
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →