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Where does “Φιλήμων” come from?

Φιλήμων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φιλήμων, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “Φιλήμων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφιλήμωνkindly, affectionate
2Ancient GreekφιλέωI love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
3Ancient Greekἀτέλεια—
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “Φιλήμων”

  • Philemon
  • Philémon
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