Where does “γνωμολογία” come from?
γνωμολογία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γνώμη, from Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “γνωμολογία”, step by step
γνωμολογία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek γνώμη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γνώμη | means of knowing: sign, mark; mind, intelligence;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Ancient Greek λογία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λογία | reading; speech; collection |