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Where does “γυναικεῖον” come from?
γυναικεῖον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γυνή, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷənā — woman.
Ancestry of “γυναικεῖον”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
γυνή
woman, female; wife
2
Proto-Hellenic
*gʷənā
woman
Words derived from “γυναικεῖον”
gynaeceum
gynaeceum
gynaecium
gynaecēum
gineceo
gynécée
gineceo
gynæceum
gineceu
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