Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “θέλημα” come from?

θέλημα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

θέλημα (Ancient Greek): will, desire; errand

Definitions

  1. will, desire; errand

Ancestry of “θέλημα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
2Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “θέλημα”

  • Thelema
  • Thelemic
  • Thelemite
  • Thelemically
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →