Where does “βρεφοτροφεῖον” come from?
βρεφοτροφεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τροφεῖον, from Ancient Greek τροφή, from Ancient Greek τρέφω, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrépʰō.
βρεφοτροφεῖον (Ancient Greek): orphanage, in which children were fed
Definitions
- orphanage, in which children were fed
Ancestry of “βρεφοτροφεῖον”, step by step
βρεφοτροφεῖον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek τροφεῖον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τροφεῖον | small room, chamber; poultry house; cage |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τροφή | nourishment, food; nurture, rearing, upbringing;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρέφω | to thicken, congeal, curdle; to make to grow, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrépʰō | — |
via Ancient Greek βρέφος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βρέφος | baby, babe, infant; babe in the womb,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrebʰ- | young animal |
Words derived from “βρεφοτροφεῖον”