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Where does “γάμος” come from?

γάμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

γάμος (Ancient Greek): marriage, wedding, bridelock; matrimony, the...

Definitions

  1. marriage, wedding, bridelock; matrimony, the...

Ancestry of “γάμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry

Words derived from “γάμος”

  • polygamy
  • monogamous
  • polygamous
  • gamete
  • exogamy
  • endogamy
  • endogamous
  • exogamous
  • gametophyte
  • polygamist
  • gametogenesis
  • gametic
  • bigamous
  • homogamy
  • gametophytic
  • homogamous
  • hypergamy
  • autogamy
  • nonmonogamous
  • gametocyte
  • cryptogamous
  • exogamic
  • hypergamous
  • monogamously
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