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Where does “δυσθυμία” come from?

δυσθυμία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δῠ́σθῡμος, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

δυσθυμία (Ancient Greek): despondency, despair

Definitions

  1. despondency, despair

Ancestry of “δυσθυμία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῠ́σθῡμοςdespondent
2Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
3Latincalculāre—
4Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “δυσθυμία”

  • dysthymia
  • dysthymic
  • distimia
  • δυσθυμία
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