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Where does “αἴνιγμα” come from?

αἴνιγμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

αἴνιγμα (Ancient Greek): riddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication

Definitions

  1. riddle; taunt; An obscure method of communication

Ancestry of “αἴνιγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
2Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “αἴνιγμα”

  • enigma
  • enigmatology
  • enigmatography
  • aenigma
  • enigma
  • enigma
  • enigmistica
  • énigme
  • enigma
  • enigma
  • enigmàtic
  • enigmàticament
  • αίνιγμα
  • αἰνίγματος
  • enigma
  • enigma
  • enigma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →